Directors
| Director | Tenure | Appointed by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Clarence Addison Dykstra | 1940-10-15 – 1941-04-01 | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| 2. | Lewis Blaine Hershey | 1941-07-31 – 1970-02-15 | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| DeEe Ingold | 1970-02-15 – 1970-04-06 | (Acting) | |
| 3. | Dr. Curtis W. Tarr | 1970-04-06 – 1972-05-01 | Richard Nixon |
| Byron V. Pepitone | 1972-05-01 – 1973-04-01 | (Acting) | |
| 4. | Byron V. Pepitone | 1973-04-02 – 1977-07-31 | Richard Nixon |
| Robert E. Shuck | 1977-08-01 – 1979-11-25 | (Acting) | |
| 5. | Bernard D. Rostker | 1979-11-26 – 1981-07-31 | Jimmy Carter |
| Dr. James G. Bond | 1981-08-01 – 1981-10-30 | (Acting) | |
| 6. | Thomas K. Turnage | 1981-10-30 – 1986-03-23 | Ronald Reagan |
| Wilfred L. Ebel | 1986-03-24 – 1987-07-08 | (Acting) | |
| Jerry D. Jennings | 1987-07-09 – 1987-12-17 | (Acting) | |
| 7. | Samuel K. Lessey Jr. | 1987-12-18 – 1991-03-07 | Ronald Reagan |
| 8. | Robert W. Gambino | 1991-03-08 – 1994-01-31 | George H. W. Bush |
| G. Huntington Banister | 1994-02-01 – 1994-10-06 | (Acting) | |
| 9. | Gil Coronado | 1994-10-07 – 2001-05-23 | Bill Clinton |
| 10. | Alfred V. Rascon | 2001-05-24 – 2003-01-02 | George W. Bush |
| Lewis C. Brodsky | 2003-01-03 – 2004-04-28 | (Acting) | |
| Jack Martin | 2004-04-29 – 2004-11-28 | (Acting) | |
| 11. | William A. Chatfield | 2004-11-29 – 2009-05-29 | George W. Bush |
| Ernest E. Garcia | 2009-05-29 – 2009-12-04 | (Acting) | |
| 12. | Lawrence Romo | 2009-12-04 – present | Barack Obama |
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