U.S. Senate confirms Aurelia Skipwith as Director of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
On Dec. 12, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Aurelia Skipwith as Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service with a bipartisan vote of 52–39. Skipwith has served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks at the Department of the Interior since April 19, 2017.
“Aurelia Skipwith’s leadership at the Department of the Interior has been vital in helping us advance the President’s priorities for the American people,” said U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt. “I look forward to working with her in her new capacity.”
Skipwith has served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Fish Wildlife and Parks since April 2017. Previously, she served as Assistant Corporate Counsel at Alltech, Inc., an animal nutrition company that operates worldwide and has the world’s largest algae production system. She then became general counsel at AVC Global, an agricultural logistics and financing firm that she co-founded. Skipwith has a bachelor’s degree in biology from Howard University, a master’s degree in molecular biology from Purdue University, and a juris doctorate from the University of Kentucky College of Law.
“I am truly honored to serve the American people under the leadership of President Trump and Secretary Bernhardt,” said Skipwith. “I am grateful for the confidence that the Senate has placed in me, and I look forward to helping the Secretary advance this administration’s priorities for the department, for the service, and for American conservation.”
In her new role as the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service, she will oversee a workforce of over 8,500 personnel charged with the mission of working with others to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.
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