Mark H. Buzby

Mark H. Buzby
Buzby in 2017
19th United States Maritime Administrator
In office
August 3, 2017  January 11, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byChip Jaenichen
Succeeded byAnn C. Phillips
Personal details
Born
Mark Howard Buzby

(1956-10-06) October 6, 1956
Atlantic City, New Jersey
EducationUnited States Merchant Marine Academy (BS)
Naval War College (MS)
Salve Regina University (MA)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Navy
Years of service1979–2013
Rank Rear Admiral
CommandsDeputy director, expeditionary warfare, N85B, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations

Commander, Joint Task Force Guantanamo (2007-03-29 — 2008-01-11)

Deputy Director, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (2008-01-11 — unknown)

Commander, Military Sealift Command (2009-10-16 — 2013-05-10)

Mark Howard Buzby (born October 6, 1956) is a retired United States Navy rear admiral who served as the Administrator of the United States Maritime Administration. He retired from the Navy in 2013 and joined Carnival Cruise Line's Safety & Reliability Review Board. Buzby was nominated to be MARAD Administrator in June 2017 by President Donald Trump, and confirmed to the position by the United States Senate on August 3, 2017. He resigned from the post on January 11, 2021, along with Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao, to protest the 2021 United States Capitol attack.