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Yesterday, President Obama announced his intent to nominate Acting Administrator Michael Huerta to serve as FAA Administrator.
Statement from Secretary LaHood:
"Michael Huerta has stepped up to the plate and done an exemplary job in leading the largest and safest aviation system in the world. I am very pleased that President Obama has nominated him to lead the FAA as the next Administrator. The safety of the traveling public is our number one priority, and Michael has shown the utmost commitment to moving our aviation system to the next level of safety and efficiency.”
Excerpt from White House Press Release
March 27, 2012
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts:
· Michael Peter Huerta – Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
Michael Peter Huerta is currently Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and has been serving as Acting Administrator of the FAA since December 2011. Previously, Mr. Huerta was group president of the Transportation Solutions Group of Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., a technology services provider supporting transportation agencies worldwide, and managing director of Transportation Communication for the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. He served as Chief of Staff of the Department of Transportation (DOT) from 1997 to 1998 and as Associate Deputy Secretary in the Office of Intermodalism at DOT from 1992 to 1997. Mr. Huerta was Commissioner of the New York City Department of Ports from 1989 to 1993 and Executive Director at the Port of San Francisco from 1986 to 1989. He earned a B.A. from University of California-Riverside and an M.P.A. from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.
Statement from Secretary LaHood:
"Michael Huerta has stepped up to the plate and done an exemplary job in leading the largest and safest aviation system in the world. I am very pleased that President Obama has nominated him to lead the FAA as the next Administrator. The safety of the traveling public is our number one priority, and Michael has shown the utmost commitment to moving our aviation system to the next level of safety and efficiency.”
Excerpt from White House Press Release
March 27, 2012
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts:
· Michael Peter Huerta – Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
Michael Peter Huerta is currently Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and has been serving as Acting Administrator of the FAA since December 2011. Previously, Mr. Huerta was group president of the Transportation Solutions Group of Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., a technology services provider supporting transportation agencies worldwide, and managing director of Transportation Communication for the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. He served as Chief of Staff of the Department of Transportation (DOT) from 1997 to 1998 and as Associate Deputy Secretary in the Office of Intermodalism at DOT from 1992 to 1997. Mr. Huerta was Commissioner of the New York City Department of Ports from 1989 to 1993 and Executive Director at the Port of San Francisco from 1986 to 1989. He earned a B.A. from University of California-Riverside and an M.P.A. from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.
