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The director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing is the head of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing within the United States Department of the Treasury. The current director is Patricia "Patty" S. Collins.[1]

The position has existed since 1862, when the United States Congress authorized the Treasury Department to begin printing paper money. Until the 1890s, the office was commonly known as Chief of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.

The Director operates with general directions provided by the United States Secretary of the Treasury.

List of directors of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing

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The following persons served as the director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing:[2]

No. Image Name Assumed office Left office Refs. President appointed by
1 Spencer M. Clark 1862 1868 [3] Abraham Lincoln
2 George B. McCartee 1869 1876 [4] Ulysses S. Grant
3 Henry C. Jewell 1876 1877 [5] Ulysses S. Grant
4 Edward McPherson 1877 1878 [6] Rutherford B. Hayes
5 O. H. Irish 1878 1883[a] [7] Rutherford B. Hayes
6 Truman N. Burrill 1883 1885 [8] Chester A. Arthur
7 Edward O. Graves 1885 1889 [9] Grover Cleveland
8 William Morton Meredith 1889 1893 [10] Benjamin Harrison
9 Claude M. Johnson 1893 1900 [11] Grover Cleveland
10 William Morton Meredith 1900 1906 [10] William McKinley
11 Thomas J. Sullivan 1906 1908[a] [12] Theodore Roosevelt
12 Joseph E. Ralph 1908 1917 [13] Theodore Roosevelt
13 James L. Wilmeth 1917 1922 [14] Woodrow Wilson
14 Louis A. Hill 1922 1924 [15] Warren G. Harding
15 Wallace W. Kirby 1924 1924 [16] Calvin Coolidge
16 Alvin W. Hall 1924 1954 [17] Calvin Coolidge
17 Henry J. Holtzclaw 1954 1967 [18] Dwight D. Eisenhower
18 James A. Conlon 1967 1977 [19] Lyndon B. Johnson
19 Seymour Berry 1977 1979 [20] Jimmy Carter
20 Harry R. Clements 1979 1982 [21] Jimmy Carter
21 Robert J. Leuver 1983 1988 [22] Ronald Reagan
22 Peter H. Daly 1988 1995 [23] Ronald Reagan
23 Larry E. Rolufs 1995 1997 [24] Bill Clinton
acting Thomas A. Ferguson January 1998 December 7, 1998 Bill Clinton
24 December 7, 1998 2006 [25][26]
25 Larry R. Felix January 11, 2006 January 31, 2015 [27][28][29] George W. Bush
acting Leonard R. Olijar February 1, 2015 May 2015 Barack Obama
26 May 2015 June 30, 2023 [30][31]
acting Charlene E. Williams July 1, 2023 March 23, 2024 [32]
27 Patricia S. Collins March 24, 2024 present [33][34] Joe Biden

Table notes:

  1. ^ a b Died in office.

References

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  1. ^ Federal News Network, April 1, 2024. New director takes helm at Bureau of Engraving and Printing, by Tom Temin.
  2. ^ "Past BEP Directors". BEP.
  3. ^ "Spencer M. Clark". BEP.
  4. ^ "George B. McCartee". BEP.
  5. ^ "Henry C. Jewell". BEP.
  6. ^ "Edward McPherson". BEP.
  7. ^ "Orsamus. H. Irish". BEP.
  8. ^ "Truman N. Burrill". BEP.
  9. ^ "Edward O. Graves". BEP.
  10. ^ a b "William M. Meredith". BEP.
  11. ^ "Claude M. Johnson". BEP.
  12. ^ "Thomas J. Sullivan". BEP.
  13. ^ "Joseph E. Ralph". BEP.
  14. ^ "James L. Wilmeth". BEP.
  15. ^ "Louis A. Hill". BEP.
  16. ^ "Wallace W. Kirby". BEP.
  17. ^ "Alvin W. Hall". BEP.
  18. ^ "Henry J. Holtzclaw". BEP.
  19. ^ "James A. Conlon". BEP.
  20. ^ "Seymour Berry". BEP.
  21. ^ "Harry R. Clements". BEP.
  22. ^ "Robert J. Leuver". BEP.
  23. ^ "Peter H. Daly". BEP.
  24. ^ "Larry E. Rolufs". BEP.
  25. ^ "Thomas A. Ferguson". BEP.
  26. ^ "RUBIN NAMES BEP DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR". Department of the Treasury. December 7, 1998.
  27. ^ "Larry R. Felix". BEP.
  28. ^ "Secretary Snow Names Bureau of Engraving and Printing Director". Department of the Treasury. January 11, 2006.
  29. ^ Orzano, Michele (December 19, 2014). "Larry R. Felix retires from Bureau of Engraving and Printing". Coin World.
  30. ^ "Len Olijar". BEP.
  31. ^ Friedberg, Arthur L. (July 17, 2023). "Director Len Olijar retiring after 30 years with BEP". Coin World.
  32. ^ Friedberg, Arthur L. (March 3, 2024). "BEP issues 2023 performance and accountability report". Coin World.
  33. ^ "Office of the Director". BEP.
  34. ^ "U.S. Treasury Department Announces Appointment of Patty Collins as Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing". Department of the Treasury. March 25, 2024.
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