Michael Huerta
{{Short description|Former Federal Aviation Administration head}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Michael Huerta
| image = Michael Huerta official picture.jpg
| office = 17th Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
| president = Barack Obama
Donald Trump
| deputy = Victoria Wassmer (acting)
Daniel Elwell
| term_start = December 6, 2011
| term_end = January 6, 2018
Acting: December 6, 2011 – January 7, 2013
| predecessor = Randy Babbitt
| successor = Stephen Dickson
| office1 = United States Secretary of Transportation
| status1 = Acting
| president1 = Donald Trump
| term_start1 = January 20, 2017
| term_end1 = January 31, 2017
| predecessor1 = Anthony Foxx
| successor1 = Elaine Chao
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|11|18}}
| birth_place = Riverside, California, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Democratic
| education = University of California, Riverside (BA)
Princeton University (MPA)
}}
Michael Peter Huerta (born November 18, 1956) is an American government official who served as the 17th Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration from 2013 to 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-112shrg78392/html/CHRG-112shrg78392.htm|title=Nomination of Michael P. Huerta to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration|website=www.gpo.gov|access-date=October 18, 2018}}{{cite web|last=Lynch|first=Kerry|date=January 8, 2018|title=Dan Elwell Takes Helm of FAA as Huerta Departs|url=https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2018-01-08/dan-elwell-takes-helm-faa-huerta-departs}} He was also acting U.S. secretary of transportation under President Donald Trump for 11 days in 2017 until the Senate confirmed the appointment of Elaine Chao to the position.
Career
Huerta received his bachelor's degree in political science from the University of California, Riverside and his master's in international relations from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}}
Huerta was commissioner of New York City's Department of Ports, International Trade and Commerce from 1986 to 1989{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}} before leaving to serve as executive director of the Port of San Francisco until 1993.{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}} From 1993 to 1998 he held senior positions at the United States Department of Transportation in Washington, D.C., serving under secretaries Federico Peña and Rodney E. Slater during the administration of President Bill Clinton.
Huerta was a managing director with the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games,"[https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/president-obama-announces-more-key-administration-posts-12709 "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts"]", December 7, 2009, whitehouse.gov. preparing Salt Lake City's transportation outlets for the Olympics, and organizing the logistics for the Olympic flame for its journey from Athens, Greece to Salt Lake City, Utah.
From 2002 to 2009, Huerta was group president of the Transportation Solutions Group at Affiliated Computer Services, a company later acquired by Xerox, specializing in business processes and information technology.{{cite web|url=http://aeromanual.com/Michael_P._Huerta|title=Michael P. Huerta |website=AeroManual |access-date=October 18, 2018|archive-date=April 26, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426052528/http://aeromanual.com/Michael_P._Huerta|url-status=dead}}
=Federal Aviation Administration=
{{Update section|date=September 2020}}
President Obama nominated Huerta as Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on January 26, 2010{{Cite web |last=Huerta |first=Michael P. |date=January 26, 2010 |title=Nominations Hearing |url=http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Hearings&ContentRecord_id=43d74aa6-f41f-4010-b081-3e975fe98949&Statement_id=2949ad3a-6808-41a2-9d2a-68490c214d6a&ContentType_id=14f995b9-dfa5-407a-9d35-56cc7152a7ed&Group_id=b06c39af-e033-4cba-9221-de668ca1978a&MonthDisplay=1&YearDisplay=2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328113108/http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Hearings&ContentRecord_id=43d74aa6-f41f-4010-b081-3e975fe98949&Statement_id=2949ad3a-6808-41a2-9d2a-68490c214d6a&ContentType_id=14f995b9-dfa5-407a-9d35-56cc7152a7ed&Group_id=b06c39af-e033-4cba-9221-de668ca1978a&MonthDisplay=1&YearDisplay=2010 |archive-date=Mar 28, 2016 |website=U.S. Senate Committee On Commerce, Science, & Transportation}}{{cite web|title=Testimony of Michael Peter Huerta before the Committee, U.S. Senate, January 26, 2010|url=http://commerce.senate.gov/public/?a=Files.Serve&File_id=a7e6053d-43e5-4212-9682-40cb04f61249|access-date=October 18, 2018}} and became Deputy Administrator of the FAA five months later.[http://www.whorunsgov.com/Profiles/Michael_P._Huerta "Michael P. Huerta, Why He Matters" whorunsgov.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111103054519/http://www.whorunsgov.com/Profiles/Michael_P._Huerta|date=November 3, 2011}}
On December 6, 2011, Huerta became acting administrator of the FAA upon the resignation of Randy Babbitt.{{cite web|date=December 11, 2016|title=Latino Tapped as FAA Interim Chief|website=Fox News |url=http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2011/12/08/latino-tapped-as-faa-interim-chief/|access-date=October 18, 2018|publisher=}}
On March 27, 2012, President Barack Obama formally nominated him to serve as the next permanent administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration for a term of five years; the nomination was subsequently confirmed by the U.S. Senate on January 1, 2013.{{cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2012/03/27/presidential-nominations-sent-senate |title=Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate | The White House |date=March 27, 2012 |via=National Archives |work=whitehouse.gov |access-date=February 22, 2013}}{{cite press release |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/airlines-for-america-commends-senate-confirmation-of-michael-p-huerta-as-administrator-of-the-federal-aviation-administration-185378472.html |title=Airlines for America Commends Senate Confirmation of Michael P. Huerta as Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration |publisher=Airlines for America |via=PRNewswire |date=January 1, 2013 |access-date=February 22, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130105075225/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/airlines-for-america-commends-senate-confirmation-of-michael-p-huerta-as-administrator-of-the-federal-aviation-administration-185378472.html |archive-date=January 5, 2013 }}{{Cite web |last=Tribune |first=Chicago |date=2014-05-27 |title=FAA’s shift in hiring raises concerns |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2014/05/27/faas-shift-in-hiring-raises-concerns/ |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=Chicago Tribune |language=en-US}}
From January 20 to 31, 2017, Huerta was briefly the acting secretary of transportation.
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External links
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