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Douglas Harrington, Associate Administrator for Strategic Sealift

Doug Harrington

Captain Harrington was appointed as Associate Administrator for Strategic Sealift in September 2024.

Within the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD), his portfolio includes responsibility for commercial and federal sealift programs that provide for the Nation’s requirements during peacetime, civil contingencies, and wartime.

William "Bill" Paape, Associate Administrator for Ports and Waterways

William "Bill" Paape, a member of the Senior Executive Service, became the Associate Administrator for Ports & Waterways on June 7, 2020. In this capacity, Mr. Paape directs a national port infrastructure modernization program in excess of $2 billion. Discretionary grant port...

Elizabeth O'Connor, Chief Counsel

Elizabeth Bayly O’Connor serves as Chief Counsel to the Maritime Administration (MARAD). As a member of the senior leadership team, she leads the agency’s legal team in support of MARAD’s mission to foster, promote, and develop the maritime industry of the United States to advance the...