For Immediate Release
DHS Press Office
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I have continually stated that filling vacancies across the Department is a key priority of mine, and today I thank the Senate for confirming Joseph Nimmich as Deputy Administrator at the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Under his leadership, Joe will continue to ensure that FEMA effectively leverages its full resources to help communities prepare for, respond to and recover from major disasters.
Good leadership starts with adding other good leaders to our team. I am very pleased that, since and including my own in December, there have been nine Senate-confirmed presidential appointments to senior-level positions within the Department of Homeland Security. I am encouraged by the swift action that the Senate has taken thus far to confirm the Department’s nominees. I urge them to confirm the few remaining vacancies across the Department and thank them for their continued commitment to maintaining strong leadership at DHS.
Deputy Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency
Joseph L. Nimmich is the Associate Administrator for Response and Recovery at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a position he has held since 2013. From 2011 to 2013, Mr. Nimmich was the Director of Maritime Surveillance and Security at Raytheon Corporation. He was a Member of the Senior Leadership Team at the Applied Research Lab at Pennsylvania State University from 2010 to 2011. From 1977 to 2010, Mr. Nimmich served in the United States Coast Guard, attaining the rank of Rear Admiral. From 2009 to 2010, he served as Commander of the First Coast Guard District. Mr. Nimmich was the Director of the Joint Interagency Task Force South at the Department of Defense from 2007 to 2009 and from 2005 to 2007, he served as Assistant Commandant for Policy and Planning. From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Nimmich served as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Coast Guard after serving as Commander of the Coast Guard Group - Key West from 2000 to 2003. Mr. Nimmich received a B.A. from the Coast Guard Academy and an M.B.A. from the Stern School of Business at New York University.
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