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The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), with eight bureaus, is the nation's principal conservation agency, charged with the mission to protect America's treasures for future generations, provide access to the nation's natural and cultural heritage, offer recreation opportunities, honor its trust responsibilities to American Indians and Alaska Natives and its responsibilities to island communities.
In addition, the department conducts scientific research, provides wise stewardship of energy and mineral resources, fosters sound use of land and water resources, and conserves and protects fish and wildlife.
The Secretary of the Interior is appointed by the president with the approval of the Senate. He or she directs and supervises all aspects of the department, including the territorial governments.
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Term of Service
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Secretary
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Home State
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Administration
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1849 - 1850
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Thomas Ewing | Ohio | Taylor |
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1850
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Thomas M.T. McKennan | Pennsylvania | Fillmore |
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1850 - 1853
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Alex H.H. Stewart | Virginia | Fillmore |
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1853 - 1857
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Robert McClelland | Michigan | Pierce |
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1857 - 1861
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Jacob Thompson | Mississippi | Buchanan |
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1861 - 1863
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Caleb B. Smith | Indiana | Lincoln |
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1863 - 1865
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John P. Usher | Indiana | Lincoln |
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1865 - 1865
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John P. Usher | Indiana | A. Johnson |
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1865 - 1866
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James Harlan | Iowa | A. Johnson |
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1866 - 1869
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Orville Browning | Illinois | A. Johnson |
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1869 - 1870
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Jacob D. Cox | Ohio | Grant |
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1870 - 1875
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Columbus Delano | Ohio | Grant |
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1875 - 1877
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Zachariah Chandler | Michigan | Grant |
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1877 - 1881
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Carl Schurz | Missouri | Hayes |
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1881 - 1882
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Samuel J. Kirkwood | Iowa | Garfield |
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1882 - 1885
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Henry M. Teller | Colorado | Arthur |
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1885 - 1888
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Lucius Q.C. Lamar | Mississippi | Cleveland |
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1888 - 1889
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William F. Vilas | Wisconsin | Cleveland |
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1889 - 1893
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John W. Noble | Missouri | B. Harrison |
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1893 - 1896
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Hoke Smith | Georgia | Cleveland |
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1896 - 1897
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David R. Francis | Missouri | Cleveland |
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1897 - 1899
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Cornelius N. Bliss | New York | McKinley |
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1899 - 1901
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Ethan A. Hitchcock | Missouri | McKinley |
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1901 - 1907
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Ethan A. Hitchcock | Missouri | T. Roosevelt |
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1907 - 1909
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James R. Garfield | Ohio | T. Roosevelt |
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1909 - 1911
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Richard A. Ballinger | Washington | Taft |
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1911 - 1913
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Walter L. Fisher | Illinois | Taft |
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1913 - 1920
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Franklin K. Lane | California | Wilson |
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1920 - 1921
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John B. Payne | Illinois | Wilson |
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1921 - 1923
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Albert B. Fall | New Mexico | Harding |
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1923 - 1923
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Hubert Work | Colorado | Harding |
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1923 - 1929
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Hubert Work | Colorado | Coolidge |
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1929
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Roy O. West | Illinois | Coolidge |
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1929 - 1933
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Ray Lymon Wilbur | California | Hoover |
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1933 - 1945
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Harold L. Ickes | Illinois | F.D. Roosevelt |
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1945 - 1946
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Harold L. Ickes | Illinois | Truman |
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1946 - 1949
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Julius A. Krug | Wisconsin | Truman |
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1949 - 1953
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Oscar L. Chapman | Colorado | Truman |
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1953 - 1956
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Douglas McKay | Oregon | Eisenhower |
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1956 - 1961
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Fred A. Seaton | Nebraska | Eisenhower |
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1961 - 1963
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Stuart L. Udall | Arizona | Kennedy |
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1963 - 1969
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Stuart L. Udall | Arizona | L.B. Johnson |
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1969 - 1971
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Walter J. Hickel | Alaska | Nixon |
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1971 - 1974
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Rogers C.B. Morton | Maryland | Nixon |
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1974 - 1975
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Rogers C.B. Morton | Maryland | Ford |
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1975 - 1977
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Stanley K. Hathaway | Wyoming | Ford |
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1977 - 1981
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Cecil D. Andrus | Idaho | Carter |
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1981 - 1983
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James G. Watt | Colorado | Reagan |
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1983 - 1985
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William P. Clark | California | Reagan |
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1985 - 1989
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Donald P. Hodel | Oregon | Reagan |
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1989 - 1993
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Manuel Lujan Jr. | New Mexico | Bush |
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1993 - 2001
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Bruce Babbitt | Arizona | Clinton |
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2001 -
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Gale A. Norton | Colorado | G.W. Bush |
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Secretary of the Interior's Designee Resigns from Presidio Trust Board - Presidio of San Francisco
... the Presidio Trust Board of Directors, on which he served as the designee of the Secretary of the Interior since March 2000. His decision anticipates a new appointment to the seven-member board by Secretary Gale A. NoSecretary of the Interior since March 2000. His decision anticipates a new appointment to the seven-member board by Secretary Gale A. Norton, who is expected ...
http://www.presidio.gov/Trust/Press/pressreleases/Heyman.htm
Dirk Kempthorne, Secretary of the Interior
Department of the Interior on May 26, 2006, in a voice vote by the U.S. Senate. Kempthorne took the oath of office on the same day. Prior to his confirmation as Secretary, Kempthorne served nearly two terms as Governor of Idaho, elected first in ...
http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/dkempthorne-bio.html
Duties of the Secretary
... of the Position Duties of the SecretaryUnder the Constitution, the President of the United States determines U.S. foreign policy. The Secretary of State, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, is the President's ...
http://future.state.gov/who/secretary/44496.htm
