Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service

The following is a list of directors of the Fish and Wildlife Service (1940–1956) and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (1956–present):

Portrait DirectorTerm startTerm end 1 Ira Noel Gabrielson 1940 March 31, 1946 2 Albert Merrill Day April 1, 1946 1953 3 John L. Farley 1953 1957 4 Daniel Hugo Janzen 1957 1964 5 John S. Gottschalk December 1, 1964 1970 6 Spencer H. Smith 1970 1973 7 Lynn Adams Greenwalt November 12, 1973 October 29, 1974 October 30, 1974 1981 8 Robert A. Jantzen November 17, 1981 March 15, 1985 9 Frank Harper Dunkle 1986 March 15, 1989 10 John F. Turner 1989 1993 11 Mollie Hanna Beattie September 14, 1993 June 5, 1996 acting John G. Rogers Jr. June 5, 1996 July 31, 1997 12 Jamie Rappaport Clark July 31, 1997 January 20, 2001 acting Marshall Jones January 20, 2001 February 21, 2002 13 Steven A. Williams February 21, 2002 March 16, 2005 acting Matthew J. "Matt" Hogan March 16, 2005 October 12, 2005 14 H. Dale Hall October 12, 2005 January 3, 2009 acting Rowan W. Gould January 3, 2009 September 1, 2009 15 Samuel D. "Sam" Hamilton III September 1, 2009 February 20, 2010 acting Rowan W. Gould February 21, 2010 June 30, 2011 16 Dan Ashe July 1, 2011 January 19, 2017 acting Jim Kurth January 20, 2017 May 31, 2017 acting Greg Sheehan June 1, 2017 August 16, 2018 acting Margaret Everson October 23, 2018 January 6, 2020 17 Aurelia Skipwith January 6, 2020 January 19, 2021 acting Martha Williams January 20, 2021 March 8, 2022 18 March 8, 2022 January 20, 2025 acting Paul Souza January 20, 2025 July 21, 2025 acting Justin "J" Shirley July 21, 2025 August 18, 202519Brian NesvikAugust 18, 2025Incumbent

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