John Clark, Director
U.S. Marshals Service |
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Director
John Clark
John F. Clark was nominated by President
George W. Bush, confirmed by the Senate, and was sworn in as the ninth
Director of the United States Marshals Service (USMS) on March 17, 2006.
He is the first career Deputy U.S. Marshal appointed as Director.
Mr. Clark began his 25-year career with the USMS in San Francisco,
California as a Deputy U.S. Marshal. He later transferred to Virginia,
where he specialized in fugitive investigations in the Richmond and
Alexandria offices. During this time period, he also served as a member
of the agency’s Special Operations Group, a unit that is trained and
equipped to deploy in high risk law enforcement missions. Mr. Clark was
then promoted to the rank of Inspector and assigned to the Headquarters
Office of Internal Investigations.
Prior to his appointment as Director, Mr. Clark held other key
leadership positions within USMS Headquarters, including Chief Inspector
for International Fugitive Investigations and Chief Inspector for
Internal Affairs. Mr. Clark also holds extensive field leadership
experience, having served as the Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal for the
Eastern District of Virginia. The Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal serves as
the top career command officer for district operations. He was later
appointed by President Bush to serve as the United States Marshal for
the Eastern District of Virginia. It was during this time that Mr. Clark
implemented and oversaw the security plans for many of the nation’s most
sensitive national security and terrorism cases. |
Under his leadership, Mr. Clark has devoted USMS resources to reducing
violent crime. He has guided the Service in enforcing the Adam Walsh
Child Protection and Safety Act, which authorizes the USMS to track down
unregistered sex offenders. In addition, he has overseen a national plan
to combine Federal and Local Law Enforcement resources to accomplish
regional fugitive sweeps. This initiative has resulted in several
thousand career criminals being arrested. He also approved and has
furthered both community and faith-based efforts to achieve success at
fugitive apprehension and crime prevention, such as the Fugitive Safe
Surrender and Gang Resistance Education and Training (GREAT) programs.
Mr. Clark has made it a top priority to improve the safety and security
of the federal Judiciary. He sought resources and authorization to
create the USMS Threat Management Center, a 24/7 center to investigate
and analyze threats to the Judiciary. In addition, he has supported the
creation of a National Center for Judicial Security, a clearing house
that is designed to be a resource for local and federal authorities
regarding judicial security.
Among his most recent accomplishments, Mr. Clark received the “Director
of the Year” Award from the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association
in 2007, in recognition of his outstanding leadership in Federal law
enforcement.
Prior to his employment with the USMS, Mr. Clark was employed by the
United States Capitol Police and the United States Border Patrol. He
received his Bachelor of Science degree from Syracuse University, and is
married. |