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John Clark, Director
U.S. Marshals Service

John F. Clark 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.

Under Mr. Clark’s leadership, USMS resources have been focused on programs that reduce violent crime, especially crimes against children, and on programs that emphasize both enforcement and prevention. Mr. Clark oversees a national violent crime reduction strategy that has dramatically strengthened USMS partnerships with state, local, and tribal law enforcement, leading to hundreds of thousands of arrests of violent fugitives, including violent and repeat sex offenders and gang members.

Mr. Clark has made it a top priority to strengthen the ability of the USMS to protect the Judiciary and secure a free and open judicial process. In 2008 he opened the USMS Threat Management Center, a “24/7” intelligence center that investigates and analyzes threats to the Judiciary. In addition, he established the National Center for Judicial Security, a state-of-the-art training program for state and local law enforcement.

Mr. Clark received the “Director of the Year” award from the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association in 2007 and is on the Board of Directors of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Prior to his appointment as Director, Mr. Clark held other key leadership positions within the USMS. He was a member of the agency’s Special Operations Group, a unit that is trained and equipped to deploy in high-risk law enforcement missions; and served as both Chief Deputy and United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Virginia. Mr. Clark is married and received his Bachelor of Science degree from Syracuse University.