Charles Sams
Chuck Sams | |
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Official portrait, 2022 | |
| 19th Director of the National Park Service | |
| In office December 16, 2021 – January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Jarvis |
| Succeeded by | Jessica Bowron (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles F. Sams III |
| Education | Concordia University (BA) University of Oklahoma (MLS) |
| Military service | |
| Branch | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1988–1992 |
| Rank | Intelligence Specialist |
| Unit | Medium Attack Squadron 155 |
| Wars | Gulf War |
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Charles F. Sams III, also known as Mocking Bird with Big Heart, (Cayuse and Walla Walla) is an American conservationist who served as the 19th director of the National Park Service from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, Sams is the first Native American to serve as head of the NPS.