Bureau of Land Management Director Kathleen Clarke. (Western Region).

The Bureau of Land Management Director Kathleen Clarke recently announced the appointment of new state directors to fill positions left vacant by retirements and resignations over the past few months. Linda Rundell, BLM's associate state director in Alaska and previously district manager of the agency's Las Cruces, N.M. field office, will return to New Mexico as state director. Bob Bennett, the associate state director in Utah and a e8-year veteran of the BLM, will assume the position of Wyoming state director. Bennett previously served in a variety of positions with the BLM in Wyoming, including acting state director and deputy state director for minerals and lands. "Providing balanced stewardship that serves our multiple-use mission requires skilled and dedicated leadership, along with a determination to involve the public in all aspects of pubic land management," Clarke said.