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Time Served
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President
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Secretary
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September 18, 1947 - April 27, 1949
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Harry Truman
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Kenneth Claiborne Royall
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April 28, 1949 - April 12, 1950
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Harry Truman
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Gordon Gray
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April 12, 1950 - January 20, 1953
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Harry Truman
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Frank Pace
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(Acting) January 20, 1953 - February 4, 1953
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Earl D. Johnson
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February 4, 1953 - July 21, 1955
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Robert T. Stevens
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July 21, 1955 - January 19, 1963
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Wilber M. Brucker
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January 24, 1963 - June 30, 1962
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John F. Kennedy
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Elvis Jacob Stahr Jr.
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July 5, 1962 - January 21, 1964
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John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson
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Cyrus Vance
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January 8, 1964 - July 1, 1965
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Stephen Ailes
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July 2, 1965 - June 30, 1971
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Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon
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Stanley Resor
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July 1, 1971 - May 14, 1973
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Richard Nixon
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Robert Froehlke
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May 15, 1973 - July 3, 1975
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Gerald Ford
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Bo Callaway
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(Acting) July 3, 1975 - August 5, 1975
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Gerald Ford
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Norman R. Augustine
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August 5, 1975 - January 20, 1977
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Gerald Ford
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Martin Hoffmann
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February 14, 1977 - January 20, 1981
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Jimmy Carter
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Clifford Alexander Jr.
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(Acting) January 21, 1981 - January 29, 1981
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Ronald Reagan
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Percy A. Pierre
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January 30, 1981 - August 14, 1989
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Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush
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John Marsh
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August 14, 1989 - January 20, 1993
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George H.W. Bush
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Michael P. W. Stone
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(Acting) January 20, 1993 - August 26, 1993
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Bill Clinton
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John W. Shannon
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(Acting) August 28, 1993 - November 21, 1993
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Bill Clinton
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Gordon R. Sullivan
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November 22, 1993 - May 4, 1997
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Bill Clinton
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Togo D. West Jr.
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(Acting) December 2, 1997 - July 1, 1998
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Bill Clinton
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Robert M. Walker
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July 2, 1998 - January 20, 2001
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Bill Clinton
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Louis Caldera
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(Acting) January 20, 2001 - March 4, 2001
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George W. Bush
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Gregory R. Dahlberg
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(Acting) March 5, 2001 - May 31, 2001
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George W. Bush
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Joseph W. Westphal
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May 31, 2001 - May 9, 2003
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George W. Bush
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Thomas E. White
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(Acting) May 10, 2003 - November 18, 2004
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George W. Bush
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Les Brownlee
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November 19, 2004 - March 9, 2007
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George W. Bush
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Francis J. Harvey
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March 9, 2007 - September 21, 2009
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George W. Bush, Barack Obama
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Pete Green
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September 21, 2009 - November 1, 2015
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Barack Obama
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John M. McHugh
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(Acting) November 3, 2015 - January 11, 2016
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Barack Obama
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Eric Fanning
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(Acting) January 11, 2016 - May 17, 2016
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Barack Obama
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Patrick Murphy
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May 17, 2016 - January 20, 2017
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Barack Obama
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Eric Fanning
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(acting) January 20, 2017 - August 2, 2017
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Donald Trump
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Robert Speer
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(Acting) August 2, 2017 - November 20, 2017
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Donald Trump
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Ryan D. McCarthy
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November 20, 2017 - July 23, 2019
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Donald Trump
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Mark Esper
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(Acting) June 24, 2019 - July 15, 2019
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Donald Trump
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Ryan McCarthy
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(Acting) July 23, 2019 - September 30, 2019
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Donald Trump
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Ryan McCarthy
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September 30, 2019 - January 20, 2021
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Donald Trump
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Ryan McCarthy
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(Acting) January 20, 2021 - May 28, 2021
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Donald Trump
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John E. Whitley
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May 28, 2021 - January 20, 2025
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Donald Trump
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Christine Wormuth
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(Acting) January 20, 2025 - February 25, 2025
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Donald Trump
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Mark Averill
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February 25, 2025 - Present
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Donald Trump
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Daniel P. Driscoll
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