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Hon. Ryan Zinke

U.S. Secretary of the Interior

About Hon. Ryan Zinke

Ryan Zinke was sworn in as the 52nd Secretary of the Interior on March 1, 2017.  As Secretary of the Interior, Zinke leads an agency with more than 70,000 employees who are stewards for 20 percent of the nation’s lands, including national parks, monuments, wildlife refuges and other public lands. The department oversees the responsible development of conventional and renewable energy supplies on public lands and waters; is the largest supplier and manager of water in the 17 Western states; and upholds trust responsibilities to the 567 federally recognized American Indian tribes and Alaska Natives.