Edward H. Bilkey who is he ? (Vanity)

[dabozek]

On Feb, 22 Wolf Blitzer interviewed Edward H. Bilkey and near the end of the interview this exchange took place.. BLITZER: All right. Ted Bilkey, you have got a tough sell here in Washington. But I see you're going to try to make that sell. Appreciate your coming into THE SITUATION ROOM. BILKEY: Well, always glad to come back to Washington. My mother grew up here -- father was a senator. BLITZER: Your father was a senator? BILKEY: Yes. And I have pictures of her sitting on the White House steps with President Harding. BLITZER: Excellent. BILKEY: And she's still alive. BLITZER: Good for her. (LAUGHTER) BLITZER: Excellent. (LAUGHTER) I wish the Blitz had asked who he was since clearly he had no idea. Who was Bilkey's Senator father and the connections/money trail. In the interview Bilkey made it very clear it was all about profits/money.

[ErnBatavia]

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[rogue yam]

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That's what I said.

[csvset]

Tall, white-haired Mr Bilkey, who was born in Sun Valley, Idaho but grew up in New Jersey.

That's a start, I guess you'd have to do some more digging from there. .

[G.Mason]

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.

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Edward H. Bilkey

[bnelson44]

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.

http://www.dpiterminals.com/memdet.asp?MemberID=2&MCatID=3&PSID=1&PageID=10&SubPageID=4&CatID=&SubCatID=&ProdID=&SProdID=

[G.Mason]

I take it you really weren't interested.

Not surprised, but nice to be able to "out" pretenders.

[mtbopfuyn]

Ok, googled but didn't find anything about his father, senator or otherwise.

[Tijeras_Slim]

This guy?

[Tijeras_Slim]

BTTT so the beating may continue.

[Old Professer]

Where were Prancer and Dancer? In the Green Room?

[mtbopfuyn]

Very interesting that there's no Bilkey listed as a US Senator, ever.

http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/chronlist.pdf

[mtbopfuyn]

If his mother's maiden name is Emily Frelinghuyse, then there was a Joseph S. Frelinghuyse (R) serving in the senate in 1931 from NJ. This family had several relatives in government. That said, I don't know if there's any relation between Ted Bilkey and the Frelinghuyse's, just looking at any trail leading to a senator. But still, his father wasn't a Senator.

[mtbopfuyn]

make that FRELINGHUYSEN

[mtbopfuyn]

More - NJ Senator Joseph S. Frelinghuysen 1917-23. Harding served as president from 1921-23.

Note - Don't have the slightest idea if there's any relation but Frelinghuysen's daughter Emily married a Henry Edward Bilkey. That's the closest I could find.

[dabozek]

No beating intended to Mr. Bilkey or anyone else. I just found it an odd exchange between Blitz and Bilkey. Obviously Mr. Bilkey is quite qualified for his position and there is nothing wrong with his firm trying to make a buck. That said, I am not the one who claimed to have a Senator as a father. It simply could of been a slip on Mr. Bilkey's part not hearing the question from Blitz properly. I still don't believe that a foriegn company should be able to own 6 of our eastern ports. Also, the secretive way in which this deal went down begs for a further explanation. Mr. Bilkey is also a veteran like myself and I salute him for that. President Bush says that it wouldn't look good for our country to have bias to Muslim countries trying to do business here, I agree, however wasn't there bias with countries on his part over rebuilding contracts in Iraq ?