New Director for NOAA Coast Survey15/08/2012 |
| Rear Admiral Gerd F. Glang is the new director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Coast Survey. In this position, he also serves as the U.S. National Hydrographer. He was appointed by Acting Secretary of Commerce, Rebecca Blank, after nomination by President Barack Obama and confirmation by the U.S. Senate on 2 August 2012. |
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Coast Survey is responsible for surveying and charting America's coastal and territorial waters as well as the Great Lakes, and provides hydrographic data, nautical products, research, and navigational services.
A NOAA Corps officer since 1989, RDML Glang is a professional mariner, specialising in hydrographic surveying and seafloor mapping sciences. RDML Glang served aboard four NOAA ships, as well as in various operational, technical, and leadership positions on shore. He is a 2012 graduate of the Federal Executive Institute's Leadership for a Democratic Society program, and is a 2006 graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School Senior Executive Fellows programme.
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