Timothy Gallaudet

Timothy Gallaudet
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere
Assumed office
October 25, 2017
President Donald Trump
Preceded by Mark E. Schaefer
Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere
Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Acting
Assumed office
October 25, 2017
President Donald Trump
Preceded by Benjamin Friedman (Acting)
Personal details
Education United States Naval Academy (BS)
Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Timothy Cole Gallaudet[1] is an American oceanographer who is a retired Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. Gallaudet currently serves as the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere within the U.S. Department of Commerce. In this function, he fulfills the roles of Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere,[2] as well as Acting Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Education

Gallaudet holds a bachelor's degree from the United States Naval Academy and master's and doctoral degrees from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, all in oceanography.[3][4][5]

Prior to his role at NOAA, Gallaudet served as Oceanographer of the Navy and Commander of the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command. He has experience in weather and ocean forecasting, hydrographic surveying, developing policy and plans to counter illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing, and assessing the national security impacts of climate change.[6][7][8]

NOAA service

On October 25, 2017, after being confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Gallaudet took office as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere within the U.S. Department of Commerce.

In this function, he fulfills the roles of Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere as well as Acting Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere is appointed by the President of the United States with the consent of the United States Senate to serve at the pleasure of the President.

The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, a nonprofit consortium of more than 100 colleges and universities providing research and training in the atmospheric and related sciences, supported Gallaudet's nomination.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "PN151 — Navy". U.S. Congress. March 1, 1989. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  2. ↑ "PN897 — Timothy Gallaudet — Department of Commerce". U.S. Congress. October 5, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  3. ↑ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". The White House. September 2, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ↑ Monroe, Robert (September 26, 2014). "Around the Pier: Oceanographer Tim Gallaudet Becomes First Scripps Ph.D. to Rise to Rank of Admiral in U.S. Navy". Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Breaking: Trump picks NASA chief, NOAA second-in-command". Science Magazine. September 1, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  6. ↑ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". The White House. September 2, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  7. ↑ Monroe, Robert (September 26, 2014). "Around the Pier: Oceanographer Tim Gallaudet Becomes First Scripps Ph.D. to Rise to Rank of Admiral in U.S. Navy". Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Breaking: Trump picks NASA chief, NOAA second-in-command". Science Magazine. September 1, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  9. ↑ "UCAR statement on nomination of Timothy Gallaudet". University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. September 5, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
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