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Timothy Gallaudet
Gallaudet in 2017
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere
In office
October 25, 2017 – January 20, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byMark E. Schaefer
Succeeded byBenjamin Friedman (acting)
Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator of NOAA
In office
October 25, 2017 – February 24, 2019
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byBenjamin Friedman (acting)
Succeeded byNeil Jacobs (acting)
Personal details
Born (1967-03-18) March 18, 1967 (age 57)
Hollywood, California, U.S.
EducationUnited States Naval Academy (BS)
Scripps Institution of Oceanography (MS, PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsOceanography
InstitutionsU.S. Navy
ThesisShallow water acoustic backscatter and reverberation measurements using a 68-kHz cylindrical array (2001)
Doctoral advisorChristian de Moustier
Military career
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchUnited States Navy
Years of service1985–2017
RankRear admiral
CommandsNaval Meteorology and Oceanography Command

Timothy Cole Gallaudet[1] is an American oceanographer and retired Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. Gallaudet worked for the U.S. Department of Commerce as the Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Acting Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).[2] As of 2024 he is the CEO of Ocean STL Consulting, LLC., and hosts The American Blue Economy Podcast.[3]

Gallaudet is a prominent member of the UFO community. He says he has seen footage of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and unidentified submerged objects (USO) while on active duty in the U.S. Navy,[4] and has expressed support for David Grusch's whistleblower claims in US Congress, calling for the "de-stigmatization" of the subject across science, the military and the general public.[5] He is on the advisory board of Americans for Safe Aerospace, which describes itself as a "military pilot-led nonprofit organization focused on UAP".[6] He is a research affiliate with Avi Loeb's The Galileo Project that searches for evidence of extraterrestrial technological artifacts.[7]

Early life and education

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Gallaudet was born on March 18, 1967, in Hollywood, California. He received a bachelor of science degree in oceanography from the United States Naval Academy and was commissioned as an ensign in the United States Navy in 1989. After leaving Annapolis, Gallaudet went directly to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, receiving a master of science degree in oceanography in 1991. Gallaudet served in various naval assignments before returning to Scripps for his doctoral studies in 1997 under the direction of Christian de Moustier. He received his Ph.D. in 2001, then returned to active duty.[8][9][10][11]

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Gallaudet was 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.[9][10][11]

Gallaudet served for two years aboard the USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), where he was officer of the deck and Meteorology and Oceanography Division Officer.[12][13] From 2003 to 2005, Gallaudet served under Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi as the plans and programs officer. He was later program manager for Anti-submarine warfare (ASW), and commanding officer of the Naval Oceanography Special Warfare Center.[14][15] In this role, he established the first Navy SEAL program for unmanned aerial and underwater vehicles and other sensors to detect and locate enemy forces.[2]

In 2008, Gallaudet served on the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Staff as Deputy Navigator of the Navy.[16] Gallaudet was the Superintendent/Commanding Officer of the Naval Observatory from 2011 to 2013,[13][17] after which he returned to the CNO staff, ultimately serving as the Head Oceanographer of the Navy, Hydrographer of the Navy, and Commander of the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (CNMOC) at the Stennis Space Center.[12]

Gallaudet retired from the Navy in July 2017.[18]

NOAA service

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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 position, he fulfilled the role of Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Acting Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.[19][20] During his time at NOAA, Gallaudet led the agency's Blue Economy activities, aiming to advance marine transportation, sustainable seafood production, ocean exploration and mapping and marine tourism.[21][22]

In February 2019, Gallaudet was replaced as Acting NOAA Administrator by Neil Jacobs, remaining as the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.[23]

Ocean STL Consulting, LLC.

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Gallaudet is head of Ocean STL Consulting, LLC, an agency offering consulting on leadership direction and pursued partnerships. [24]

Awards

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Military/Federal
US Coast Guard Distinguished Public Service Award
Legion of Merit (2)
Meritorious Service Medal (3)
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (5)
Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal
Joint Unit Commendation Medal
Meritorious Unit Commendation Medal
Navy Unit Commendation Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Global War of Terror Service Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Professional
Commander, Naval Air Forces Leadership Award, 2002
Academic
UC San Diego Distinguished Alumni Award, 2016

References

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  1. ^ "PN151 — Navy". U.S. Congress. March 1, 1989. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "PN897 — Timothy Gallaudet — Department of Commerce". U.S. Congress. October 5, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  3. ^ "The American Blue Economy Podcast with Admiral Tim Gallaudet". Coastal News Today. April 21, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  4. ^ Kastrup, Bernardo (January 6, 2024). "UAPs and Non-Human Intelligence: What is the Most Reasonable Scenario?". The Debrief. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  5. ^ Coulthart, Ross (December 14, 2023). "Former Navy rear admiral supports UFO whistleblower claims". NewsNation. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
  6. ^ "Aircrew Leadership Council - Americans for Safe Aerospace". www.safeaerospace.org. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  7. ^ Gallaudet, Tim; Loeb, Avi (December 19, 2021). "Will we soon rewrite textbooks on our place in the universe?". thehill.com. The Hill. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  8. ^ Gallaudet, Timothy Cole (2001). Shallow water acoustic backscatter and reverberation measurements using a 68-kHz cylindrical array (Ph.D. thesis). University of California, San Diego. OCLC 48800474 – via ProQuest.
  9. ^ a b "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. September 2, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017 – via National Archives.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  10. ^ a b 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.
  11. ^ a b "Breaking: Trump picks NASA chief, NOAA second-in-command". Science Magazine. September 1, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  12. ^ a b "Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet, USN". washington15.oceansconference.org. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Capt. Tim Gallaudet, Ph.D." www.doncio.navy.mil. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  14. ^ U.S. Senate. (2017). Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Nominee Questionnaire for RDML Timothy C. Gallaudet. Department of Commerce. Retrieved December 1, 2022, from https://www.commerce.senate.gov/services/files/F00D1B5B-1E1F-448C-8D07-4312C7A1748E
  15. ^ Gallaudet, Timothy M. (July 9, 2021). "As extreme weather intensifies, a growing need for private-sector engagement in government". Washington Post. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  16. ^ U.S. Navy. (2009). U.S. Navy Arctic Roadmap. https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA516591.pdf
  17. ^ "U.S. Naval Observatory". www.cnmoc.usff.navy.mil. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  18. ^ "Change of Command Ceremony". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. July 27, 2017.
  19. ^ "Former NOAA Deputy Administrator, Tim Gallaudet, joins Xona Advisory Board". Xona Space Systems. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  20. ^ "NOAA Budget Cuts Get Chilly Reception in Congress". www.aip.org. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  21. ^ "NOAA finalizes strategy to enhance growth of American Blue Economy". www.noaa.gov. January 19, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  22. ^ ACT-IAC. "RDML Tim Gallaudet, Ph.D., USN Ret". ACT-IAC. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  23. ^ Tollefson, Jeff (February 26, 2019). "US climate and oceans agency hit by leadership shake-up". Nature. doi:10.1038/d41586-019-00702-z. S2CID 159137024.
  24. ^ "RDML Tim Gallaudet, PhD, USN (Ret)". American Security Project. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
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Preceded by
Benjamin Friedman (acting)
Kathryn D. Sullivan
 Acting Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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