FMC Chairman Michael A. Khouri (left) carries out vow of workplace to Commissioner Bentzel (right) that is signed up with by his better half, Suzanne Bentzel (facility)
A veteran noticeable individual in Washington, D.C., naval plan disputes, Carl W. Bentzel, was the other day vouched in to work as a Commissioner of the Federal Maritime Commission for a term running out June 30, 2024. He was chosen to the placement on June 12, 2019 as well as validated by the Senate on November 21, 2019.
Bentzel started his profession in 1990 working as Counsel on the House Committee on Merchant Marine as well as Fisheries for the Democratic personnel. He after that functioned as the Senior Counsel, Democratic Staff, for the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation as well as Merchant Marine (Senate Committee on Commerce, Science as well as Transportation) from 1995-2004. In the last project, he was associated with the flow of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998 as well as offered on the Presidential Advisory Commission on Conferences in Ocean Shipping.
Following his period in the Legislative Branch, Bentzel was an economic sector exec dealing with plan concerns as well as tasks connected to the transport, delivery, as well as power markets.
“I join my colleagues in welcoming Commissioner Bentzel to the Federal Maritime Commission. Given his long experience in Washington in general, and experience with shipping and competition issues in particular, I am confident he will make important and positive contributions to the work of this agency,” claimed Chairman Michael A. Khouri.
“I am honored to have the opportunity to serve as a Commissioner. This is a particularly meaningful appointment as I have had such a long association with the FMC. The first issue that I was assigned to cover as a staffer on the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries was the Federal Maritime Commission, and I have long recognized the incredible value that the maritime industry plays in our nation’s economy. During my tenure as a Congressional staffer, I recognized the need for dedicated expertise to oversee the complexities of international maritime trade, and I am looking forward to my term on the Commission and contributing to the vital work the agency does to ensure a competitive and reliable international ocean transportation supply system that supports the U.S. economy and protects the public from unfair and deceptive practices,” claimed Bentzel.
Bentzel is a grad ofSt Lawrence University (B.A., History), University of Alabama School of Law (J.D.), as well as Tulane University (L.L.M., Admiralty Law). He is wed as well as has 2 youngsters.
