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Directors - Past and Present

The following is a list of the individuals who have served as Directors of the U.S. Geological Survey since its formation in 1879:

Clarence King
1879 - 1881
Photo of John Wesley Powell
 John Wesley Powell
1881 - 1894
Photo of Charles Doolittle Walcott
 Charles Doolittle Walcott
1894 - 1907
Photo of George Otis Smith
 George Otis Smith
1907 - 1930
Photo of Walter Curran Mendenhall
 Walter Curran Mendenhall
1930 - 1943
Photo of William Embry Wrather
 William Embry Wrather
1943 - 1956
Photo of Thomas Brennan Nolan
 Thomas Brennan Nolan
1956 - 1965
Photo of William Thomas Pecora
 William Thomas Pecora
1965 - 1971
Photo of Vincent Ellis McKelvey
 Vincent Ellis McKelvey
1971 - 1978
Photo of Henry William Menard
 Henry William Menard
1978 - 1981
Photo of Dallas Lynn Peck
 Dallas Lynn Peck
1981 - 1993
Photo of Gordon P. Eaton
 Gordon P. Eaton
1994 - 1997
Photo of Charles G. Groat
 Charles G. Groat
1998 - 2005
Mark Myers Director, Mark Myers
2006 - present

 

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