Charles Sams

Chuck Sams
Official portrait, 2022
19th Director of the National Park Service
Incumbent
Assumed office December 16, 2021
President	Joe Biden
Preceded by	Jonathan Jarvis
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

Charles F. Sams III is an American conservationist who is the 19th and current director of the National Park Service since 2021. A member of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, Sams is the first Native American to serve in the position.^[1]