Daniel M. Ashe

{{short description|American wildlife politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Daniel M. Ashe

| image = Daniel M Ashe, the 16th Director of the USFWS.jpg

| alt = Daniel M. Ashe, the 16th Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

| caption = Ashe in 2014

| employer =

| nationality = American

| education = University of Washington

| office = President and CEO of
the Association of Zoos and Aquariums

| term_start = 2017

| term_end =

| office1 = 16th Director of
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service

| term_start1 = February 2011

| term_end1 = January 2017

| predecessor =

| successor =

| office2 = Deputy Director for Policy of
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service

| term_start2 =

| term_end2 =

| office3 = Science Advisor to the Director of
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service

| term_start3 = 2003

| term_end3 = 2003

| office4 = Chief of
the National Wildlife Refuge System

| term_start4 = 1998

| term_end4 = 2003

}}

Daniel M. Ashe is the President and CEO of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aza.org/staff|title=Our Staff: Association of Zoos & Aquariums|website=www.aza.org|language=en-us|access-date=2017-03-06}}

Ashe was the 16th Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) from February 2011 to January 2017. The United States Senate held a hearing on his nomination on February 15, 2011[https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo46026 Nomination of Daniel M. Ashe to be Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Hearing Before the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, First Session, February 15, 2011] and confirmed him to the post by unanimous consent on June 30, 2011.{{cite web |url=https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2011/6/30/senate-section/article/s4303-4?resultIndex=2 |title=EXECUTIVE SESSION |work=Congressional Record online |author=U.S. Senate |author-link=United States Senate |publisher=Government Publishing Office |date=2011-06-30 |page=S4303 |accessdate=2015-08-17}} Ashe used to be Deputy Director for Policy of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). His prior positions included being a member of the staff of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (1982–95), Chief of the National Wildlife Refuge System (1998-2003), and Science Advisor to the Director of the USFWS (2003).{{cite web|url=http://www.fws.gov/offices/biodanielash.html|title=U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Deputy Director: Daniel M. Ashe|date=September 1, 2009|accessdate=February 25, 2011|publisher=United States Fish and Wildlife Service}}

Ashe graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Marine Affairs, and also earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biological science from Florida State University. He wrote his master's thesis on wetland mitigation, and it was published in the Coastal Zone Management Journal in 1982.

He lives in Maryland with his family.

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