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Whoa! First, we hear that DP buys the port facilities from a British company. Now we hear that a DP exec gets a big appointment in the Bush administration.
Again, it's time to start following the money on this one. This has a dank, unpleasant smell about it, I think. Somewhere, there's some rotting flesh.
I think you're stretching this a bit...he worked for a Co. headquartered in an Arab Country. He's an American citizen and he left the job to take the government job.
Yeah,but the Vice President had a hunting accident.
Thanks for looking out for America, Mr. President.
Nice Job.
this guy will never be confirmed by the senate, especially if the acquisition deal is not killed.
But you trash him to fill up your little tin foil head, Mr. know it all about shipping.
President Clinton and the press merely laughed this off and I was disgusted but have never heard another word on it nor can find it on the net.
So what's next?
Shaykh Maktum bin Rashid al-Maktum Saying. We will kill all infidels and convert non-Muslims. All, except the Americans.
This is a very bad idea.
Any thoughts?
Edward H. Bilkey
Chief Operating Officer (Retiring)Edward H. (Ted) Bilkey is the Chief Operating Officer of DP World and reports directly to the CEO.
Ted has over thirty years of diverse experience in the transportation industry. He has served as the President of Norton Lilly & Co., a premier shipping agency in the United States. Mr. Bilkey was instrumental in the development of China Ocean Shipping Company's services to the United States after the opening of China in the 1980s. He also served as Vice President of Maher Terminals in the Port of New York, one of the major US Terminal Operators.
In the late 80s to mid 90s, Mr. Bilkey served as the Executive Director of Dubai Ports Authority and Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority and was involved in establishing the foundation for its rapid growth both domestically and internationally.
Mr. Bilkey is a graduate of Yale University and has Masters Degrees from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, run by Harvard, MIT and Tuffs Universities. He served in the US Navy after completing his graduate studies and has been in the shipping/terminal industry throughout his business career.
DP World . Management Team . Dubai Head Office
Idaho Mountain Express
For the week of November 7 - 13, 2001
Trying to understand Afghanistan
By PETER BOLTZ - Express Staff WriterAt first, it seemed a recent forum held at the Community School was misnamed.
People were interested in hearing about Afghanistan and Osama bin Laden, but the forum was called "A World in Conflict, An Evening of Understanding." ...
The authorities asked to speak and answer questions were Tony Mabbatt, Ted Bilkey and Ted Curran. ...
Bilkey is a retired shipping executive who has lived in Iran, Bahrain and other Muslim countries.
Bilkey, who said he was in Dubai during the Persian Gulf War of 1991, said that at that time "Americans were heroes. We were thought of as saviors, but we've totally lost it. What happened?"
He didn't answer this question, but he did have an answer to what he would tell President Bush.
"I think the first recommendation I would make is to take away a serious irritant by telling the Israelis to remove all the West Bank settlements," Bilkey said.
"I feel our government and media are tiptoeing around the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians," he said.
"Our government is not addressing the problem in an vigorous way. If we don't change our unqualified support of Israel, there is no way we can win the war on terrorism," Bilkey said.
Posted earlier: 642 posted on 02/19/2006 1:47:20 PM EST by Cboldt
Other odds and ends elsewhere in the same thread. Great set of news stories at http://oriental_steam_navigation_co.newstrove.com/.
"What else is going on in this story we haven't heard yet?"
Quality has been given the job. The company is great.
The article says he is a superbly qualified and capable man but the bliand bigoted bias of some will not look at the reality of the situation. The company is a world leader.
The misunderstanding and misinformation is testimony to the power of the press to destroy at will. Even those who mistrust the press and should know better have been snookered.
Did ANY of you even bother to note he HAS BEEN NOMINATED, he is NOT yet confirmed OR that the Martime Administration has NOTHING to do with Port Operations?
U.S. Department of Transportation MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
http://www.marad.dot.gov/welcome/mission.html Mission: To strengthen the U.S. maritime transportation system - including infrastructure, industry and labor - to meet the economic and security needs of the Nation. MARAD programs promote the development and maintenance of an adequate, well-balanced United States merchant marine, sufficient to carry the Nation’s domestic waterborne commerce and a substantial portion of its waterborne foreign commerce, and capable of service as a naval and military auxiliary in time of war or national emergency. MARAD also seeks to ensure that the United States maintains adequate shipbuilding and repair services, efficient ports, effective intermodal water and land transportation systems, and reserve shipping capacity for use in time of national emergency
http://www.lauramansfield.com/j/022106_sanburn.asp
February 21, 2006: Former Exec at Dubai Ports appointed by Bush as Maritime Administrator, reporting to Norman Mineta, Transportation Secretary
According to a January 24, 2006, press release on the DPWorld website, Dave Sanborn, Director of Operations for Europe and Latin America for the Dubai-based company was appointed by US President George W. Bush to serve as Maritime Administrator, a key transportation appointment reporting directly to Norman Mineta the Secretary of Transportation and Cabinet Member.
The press release states that the confirmation process is to begin this month.
Republican US Senator George Allen from Virginia introduced Sanburn for confirmation before the Senate on February 7, 2006. In his introduction, he said:
Finally Mr. Chairman, I would like to introduce another fine Virginian, David Sanborn of Smithfield, VA who the President nominated to serve as Administrator of the Maritime Administration. He is a graduate of the Merchant Marine Academy. David has impressive credentials and a wealth of experience, both domestically and internationally, but most importantly a sincere desire and vision to promote our nation’s ports and shipping industry.
Most recently, as Director of Ship Operations for Dubai Ports International, he was responsible for expanding port infrastructure and efficiency, while developing successful new lines of business. As Senior Vice President of Service Delivery, a company based out of Norfolk, VA, he controlled cargo logistics and demonstrated his ability to seamlessly coordinate shipping with rail and truck operations. Operating multi-million dollar budgets, overseeing staff of hundreds, and redesigning organizations are familiarities extensive to David Sanborn that will undoubtedly ensure his success as Administrator. I look forward to working with him and working with this committee toward his swift confirmation.
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According to the USDOT Maritime Administration website, as Maritime Administrator, Sanburn would have direct responsibility for processing "process applications submitted by private industry parties to construct, own, and operate deepwater ports".