Jamie Rappaport Clark | |
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Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service | |
In office July 31, 1997 – January 20, 2001 | |
President | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Mollie Beattie |
Succeeded by | Steven Williams |
Personal details | |
Born | 1957 or 1958 (age 66–67) New York City, New York, U.S. |
Spouse | Jim Clark |
Education | Towson State University (BS) University of Maryland, College Park (MS) |
Jamie Rappaport Clark (born 1957 or 1958)[1] is an American conservationist and former government official formerly working as the president and CEO of Defenders of Wildlife.[2] She joined the organization as executive vice president in 2004.[3] In 2024, Andrew Bowman was appointed as the new president of Defenders of Wildlife.[4][5]
confirmed by the Senate in July of 1997, making history at the age of thirty-nine as the youngest person to serve as director