page_title: Cristián Samper
hierarchical_section_title: Cristián Samper
caption_attribution_description: Members of the Advisory Council on Wildlife Trafficking From left to right: Carter S. Roberts, President and CEO, World Wildlife Fund; Cristián T. Samper, President and CEO, Wildlife Conservation Society; Bryan Arroyo, Assistant Director for International Affairs, USFWS Photo credit: Frank Kohn/USFWS
context_page_description: Cristián Samper is a Colombian-American tropical biologist specializing in conservation biology and environmental policy. Since 2012, he has served as President and CEO of WCS. He was acting secretary of the Smithsonian from 2007 to 2008, the first Latin American to hold the position. From 2003 to 2012, he was the Director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, the world's largest natural history collection. In April 2015, Dr. Samper was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
context_section_description: Cristián Samper (born September 25, 1965) is a Colombian-American tropical biologist specializing in conservation biology and environmental policy. Since 2012, he has served as President and CEO of WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society).  He was acting secretary of the Smithsonian from 2007 to 2008, the first Latin American to hold the position. From 2003 to 2012, he was the Director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, the world's largest natural history collection. In April 2015, Dr. Samper was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
caption: Cristián Samper 2008
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