Secretary Norton Praises President’s Intention to Nominate H. Dale Hall as Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service Secretary Norton Praises President’s Intention to Nominate H. Dale Hall as Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of the Interior Gale A. Norton today praised
President Bush’s intention to nominate H. Dale Hall to serve as Director of
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The announcement is subject to
confirmation by the U.S. Senate, once the official nomination is made by
the President.
A 27-year career employee, Hall has served in Albuquerque, N.M. as the
Southwest Regional Director of the Service since 2001.
“Dale brings to the job a wealth of experience and a record of being part
of the answer to complex problems,” said Norton. “As a qualified
scientist, he has worked on everything from the Northwest Forest Plan to
the California Bay/Delta water settlement, to the plan for restoring the
Everglades. He has dealt with wetlands across the nation and water issues
on the Middle Rio Grande and the Missouri Rivers. In every instance he has
sought consensus and solutions. I am confident he will continue that
record.”
Hall said he was humbled and honored to be nominated by the President and
to have the confidence of Secretary Norton. “I’m looking forward to this
position and to using my experience to lead our outstanding employees in
finding science-based, cooperative solutions to the tough issues before the
Fish and Wildlife Service.”
He also helped in bringing consensus to the Multi-Species Conservation Plan
for the Lower Colorado River. That plan is a 50-year conservation
initiative that provides more than $620 million in federal and local
funding to protect fish and wildlife along 400 miles of the lower Colorado
River, while meeting the needs of farmers, tribes, industries and urban
residents who rely on the river for water and power supplies.
Hall’s experience includes a term as Deputy Regional Director in Atlanta,
Ga. and one as Assistant Regional Director for Ecological Services in
Portland, Ore. He started his career with the Service in 1978 when he did
field work in wetlands ecology in Vicksburg, Miss. He continued in
ecological services in Galveston and Houston where he worked as Outer
Continental Shelf Coordinator with responsibility to work with Minerals
Management Service to protect sensitive areas in the Western Gulf of
Mexico. He was also the office supervisor in Texas for four years. Along
the career path he worked as Deputy Assistant Director for Fisheries in
Washington, D.C.
“I’ve worked in Washington before, but one of the things I will miss about
New Mexico is all the great hunting and fishing in the state,” said Hall,
who is an avid sportsman.
A native of Harlan, Ky., Hall served in the Philippines and Italy during
his stint with the U.S. Air Force. Hall also has private sector experience
having managed catfish farms in the Mississippi Delta after returning to
civilian life. His education includes a bachelor’s degree in biology and
chemistry from Cumberland College in Kentucky and a master’s in fisheries
science from Louisiana State University.
Hall has been honored with the Department of the Interior’s Meritorious
Service Award. He and his wife, Sarah, have three children.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of the Interior Gale A. Norton today praised
President Bush’s intention to nominate H. Dale Hall to serve as Director of
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The announcement is subject to
confirmation by the U.S. Senate, once the official nomination is made by
the President.
A 27-year career employee, Hall has served in Albuquerque, N.M. as the
Southwest Regional Director of the Service since 2001.
“Dale brings to the job a wealth of experience and a record of being part
of the answer to complex problems,” said Norton. “As a qualified
scientist, he has worked on everything from the Northwest Forest Plan to
the California Bay/Delta water settlement, to the plan for restoring the
Everglades. He has dealt with wetlands across the nation and water issues
on the Middle Rio Grande and the Missouri Rivers. In every instance he has
sought consensus and solutions. I am confident he will continue that
record.”
Hall said he was humbled and honored to be nominated by the President and
to have the confidence of Secretary Norton. “I’m looking forward to this
position and to using my experience to lead our outstanding employees in
finding science-based, cooperative solutions to the tough issues before the
Fish and Wildlife Service.”
He also helped in bringing consensus to the Multi-Species Conservation Plan
for the Lower Colorado River. That plan is a 50-year conservation
initiative that provides more than $620 million in federal and local
funding to protect fish and wildlife along 400 miles of the lower Colorado
River, while meeting the needs of farmers, tribes, industries and urban
residents who rely on the river for water and power supplies.
Hall’s experience includes a term as Deputy Regional Director in Atlanta,
Ga. and one as Assistant Regional Director for Ecological Services in
Portland, Ore. He started his career with the Service in 1978 when he did
field work in wetlands ecology in Vicksburg, Miss. He continued in
ecological services in Galveston and Houston where he worked as Outer
Continental Shelf Coordinator with responsibility to work with Minerals
Management Service to protect sensitive areas in the Western Gulf of
Mexico. He was also the office supervisor in Texas for four years. Along
the career path he worked as Deputy Assistant Director for Fisheries in
Washington, D.C.
“I’ve worked in Washington before, but one of the things I will miss about
New Mexico is all the great hunting and fishing in the state,” said Hall,
who is an avid sportsman.
A native of Harlan, Ky., Hall served in the Philippines and Italy during
his stint with the U.S. Air Force. Hall also has private sector experience
having managed catfish farms in the Mississippi Delta after returning to
civilian life. His education includes a bachelor’s degree in biology and
chemistry from Cumberland College in Kentucky and a master’s in fisheries
science from Louisiana State University.
Hall has been honored with the Department of the Interior’s Meritorious
Service Award. He and his wife, Sarah, have three children.
