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Time Served
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President
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Secretary
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September 18, 1947 - April 24, 1950
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Harry Truman
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Stuart Symington
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April 24, 1950 - January 20, 1953
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Harry Truman
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Thomas K. Finletter
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February 4, 1953 - August 13, 1955
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Harold E. Talbott
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August 15, 1955 - April 30, 1957
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Donald A. Quarles
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May 1, 1957 - December 10, 1959
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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James H. Douglas Jr.
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December 11, 1959 - January 20, 1961
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Dudley C. Sharp
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January 24, 1961 - September 30, 1965
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John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson
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Eugene M. Zuckert
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October 1, 1965 - February 15, 1969
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Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon
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Harold Brown
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February 15, 1969 - May 15, 1973
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Richard Nixon
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Robert C. Seamans Jr.
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(Acting) May 15, 1973 - July 18, 1973
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Richard Nixon
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John L. McLucas
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July 18, 1973 - November 23, 1975
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Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford
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John L. McLucas
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January 2, 1976 - April 6, 1977
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Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter
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Thomas C. Reed
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April 6, 1977 - May 18, 1979
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Jimmy Carter
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John C. Stetson
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(Acting) May 18, 1979 - July 26, 1979
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Jimmy Carter
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Hans Mark
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July 26, 1979 - February 9, 1981
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Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan
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Hans Mark
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February 9, 1981 - November 30, 1985
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Ronald Reagan
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Verne Orr
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December 9, 1985 - April 6, 1986
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Ronald Reagan
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Russell A. Rourke
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(Acting) April 6, 1986 - June 8, 1986
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Ronald Reagan
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Edward C. Aldridge Jr.
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June 8, 1986 - December 16, 1988
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Ronald Reagan
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Edward C. Aldridge Jr.
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December 16, 1988 - April 29, 1989
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Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush
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James F. McGovern
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(Acting)April 29, 1989 - May 21, 1989
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George H.W. Bush
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John J. Welch Jr.
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May 21, 1989 - January 20, 1993
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George H.W. Bush
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Donald B. Rice
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(Acting) January 20, 1993 - July 13, 1993
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Bill Clinton
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Michael B. Donley
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(Acting) July 14, 1993 - August 5, 1993
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Bill Clinton
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Merrill A. McPeak
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August 6, 1993 - October 31, 1997
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Bill Clinton
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Sheila Widnall
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(Acting) November 1, 1997 - July 30, 1999
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Bill Clinton
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F. Whitten Peters
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July 30, 1999 - January 20, 2001
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Bill Clinton
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F. Whitten Peters
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(Acting) January 21, 2001 - May 31, 2001
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George W. Bush
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Lawrence J. Delaney
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June 1, 2001 - January 20, 2005
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George W. Bush
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James G. Roche
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(Acting) January 20, 2005 - March 25, 2005
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George W. Bush
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Peter B. Teets
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(Acting) March 25, 2005 - March 28, 2005
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George W. Bush
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Michael Montelongo
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(Acting) March 28, 2005 - July 29, 2005
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George W. Bush
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Michael L. Dominguez
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(Acting) July 29, 2005 - November 4, 2005
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George W. Bush
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Pete Green
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November 4, 2005 - June 20, 2008
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George W. Bush
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Michael Wynne
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(Acting) June 21, 2008 - October 2, 2008
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George W. Bush
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Michael B. Donley
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October 2, 2008 - June 21, 2013
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George W. Bush, Barack Obama
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Michael B. Donley
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(Acting) June 21, 2013 - December 20, 2013
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Barack Obama
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Eric Fanning
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December 20, 2013 - January 20, 2017
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Barack Obama
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Deborah Lee James
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(Acting) January 20, 2017 - May 16, 2017
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Donald Trump
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Lisa Disbrow
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May 16, 2017 - May 31, 2019
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Donald Trump
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Heather Wilson
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(Acting) June 1, 2019 - October 18, 2019
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Donald Trump
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Matthew Donovan
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October 18, 2019 - January 20, 2021
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Donald Trump
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Barbara Barrett
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(Acting) January 20, 2021 - July 28, 2021
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Joe Biden
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John P. Roth
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July 28, 2021 - January 20, 2025
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Joe Biden
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Frank Kendall III
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(Acting) January 20, 2025 - May 13, 2025
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Donald Trump
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Gary A. Ashworth
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May 13, 2025 - Present
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Donald Trump
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Troy Meink
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