Mary Amelia Bomar was the 17th Director of the National Park Service

National Park Service

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 of the United States

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. Raised in Leicester

Leicester

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, England

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, Bomar became a U.S. citizen in 1977. On September 5, 2006, she was nominated by George W. Bush

George W. Bush

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 as the Director of the National Park Service, succeeding Fran P. Mainella

Fran P. Mainella

Frances P. Mainella was the 16th Director of the National Park Service of the United States and first woman to hold that position. She was appointed by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 2001. She announced her retirement in July 2006 and resigned effective October 15,...

. Following Senate confirmation, she was sworn into office on October 17, 2006 by United States Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne

Dirk Kempthorne

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 at Independence Square in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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. She retired from federal service on January 20, 2009.

Prior to nomination, Bomar served as the Regional Director for the Park Service's Northeast Region. From 2003 to 2005, Bomar was superintendent of Independence National Historical Park

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, and previously superintendent at Oklahoma City National Memorial

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See also

• National Park Service
  National Park Service
  The National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations...
  
  
• Fran P. Mainella
  Fran P. Mainella
  Frances P. Mainella was the 16th Director of the National Park Service of the United States and first woman to hold that position. She was appointed by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 2001. She announced her retirement in July 2006 and resigned effective October 15,...
  
  - 16th Director