Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service explained

The following is a list of directors of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service:

	Director		Date	Notes
1		Ira Noel Gabrielson	1940–1946	First director
2		Albert Merrill Day	April 1, 1946 – 1953	^[1]
3		John L. Farley	1953–1957
4		Daniel Hugo Janzen	1957–1964	Father of evolutionary ecologist and conservationist Daniel H. Janzen.
5		John S. Gottschalk	1964–1970
6		Spencer H. Smith	1970–1973
7		Lynn Adams Greenwalt	1974–1981	Nominated July 31, 1974 by President Richard Nixon, confirmed October 1973, retained by President Jimmy Carter^[2] ^[3]
8		Robert A. Jantzen	1981–1985	Nominated October 9, 1981 by President Ronald Reagan;^[4] sworn on November 17, 1981^[5]
9		Frank Harper Dunkle	1986 – March 15, 1989	Nominated March 26, 1986.^[6] Resigned March 15, 1989^[7]
10		John F. Turner	1989–1993	Nominated June 13, 1989 by President George H. W. Bush^[8] ^[9]
11		Mollie Hanna Beattie	September 10, 1993 – June 5, 1996	Nominated May 18, 1993, by President Bill Clinton; sworn on September 10, 1993^[10] ^[11]
–		John G. Rogers Jr. (acting)	June 5, 1996 – July 31, 1997
12		Jamie Rappaport Clark	July 31, 1997 – January 20, 2001	Nominated June 23, 1997, by President Clinton^[12]
–		Marshall Jones (acting)	January 20, 2001 – February 21, 2002
13		Steven A. Williams	February 21, 2002 – March 16, 2005	Confirmed January 30, 2002; sworn on February 21, 2002^[13]
–		Matthew J. "Matt" Hogan (acting)	March 16, 2005 – October 12, 2005
14		H. Dale Hall	October 12, 2005 – January 3, 2009	Sworn on October 12, 2005^[14] Resigned January 3, 2009
–		Rowan W. Gould (first time) (acting)	January 3 – September 1, 2009
15		Samuel D. "Sam" Hamilton III		Nominated July 6, 2009, confirmed July 31, 2009;^[15] died in office, February 20, 2010^[16]
–		Rowan W. Gould (second time) (acting)	February 21, 2010 – June 30, 2011
16		Dan Ashe	June 30, 2011 – Jan 19, 2017
–		Jim Kurth (acting)	Jan 20, 2017 – May 30, 2017
–		Greg Sheehan (acting)	Jun 1, 2017 – Aug 16, 2018
–		Margaret Everson (acting)	Oct 23, 2018 – January 6, 2020
17		Aurelia Skipwith	January 6, 2020 – January 19, 2021	Nominated October 22, 2018. Confirmed by Senate December 12, 2019.
–		Martha Williams (acting)	January 20, 2021 – March 8, 2022
18		Martha Williams	March 8, 2022 – present	Nominated October 27, 2021, renominated January 4, 2022. Confirmed by Senate February 17, 2022.

Notes and References

1. Albert M. Day Retires from Federal Service . FWS.gov . May 27, 1955 . dead . 2012-11-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121111092450/http://www.fws.gov/news/historic/1955/19550527.pdf.
2. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-08-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121111092347/http://www.fws.gov/news/historic/1974/19740731b.pdf . 2012-11-11 .
3. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-08-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121111092355/http://www.fws.gov/news/historic/1977/19770726b.pdf . 2012-11-11 .
4. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-08-18 . 2015-01-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150113053744/http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1981/100981b.htm . dead .
5. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-08-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121111092407/http://www.fws.gov/news/historic/1981/19811117a.pdf . 2012-11-11 .
6. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-08-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121111092427/http://www.fws.gov/news/historic/1986/19860325.pdf . 2012-11-11 . http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1986/32586i.htm
7. http://training.fws.gov/History/documents/Dunkle19890307.pdf
8. http://training.fws.gov/History/documents/Turner19890613.pdf
9. Web site: Nomination of John F. Turner to be Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service | the American Presidency Project.
10. Book: Reel Women: The World of Women Who Fish. 9781439116845. Foggia. Lyla. 1997. Simon & Schuster .
11. Web site: Nomination for Posts at the United States Fish and Wildlife Service | the American Presidency Project.
12. Web site: Digest of Other White House Announcements | the American Presidency Project.
13. Web site: Director: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service . 2010-08-18 . 2017-01-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170102201923/https://www.fws.gov/who/director.html . dead .
14. Web site: USFWS/NCTC - History and Heritage. 2010-08-18. 2021-03-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20210328073923/https://training.fws.gov/History/ConservationHeroes/Hall.html. dead.
15. Web site: Presidential Nominations - THOMAS (Library of Congress) . 2010-08-18 . 2014-12-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141207133047/http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ntquery/r?nomis:111PN0069400 . dead .
16. Web site: Archives - Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times. 20 February 2010.