Karl L. Schultz

Karl L. Schultz
Karl L. Schultz
Commandant of the United States Coast Guard
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; June 1, 2018
President	Donald Trump
Deputy	Charles Ray
Preceded by	Paul F. Zukunft
Personal details
Education	United States Coast Guard Academy (BS); University of Connecticut (MPA)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Coast Guard
Years of service	1983–present
Rank	Admiral
Commands	Commandant of the United States Coast Guard; Coast Guard Atlantic Area; Coast Guard Defense Force East; Eleventh Coast Guard District; Coast Guard Sector Miami; USCGC Venturous; USCGC Acacia; USCGC Farallon
Battles/wars	Global War on Terrorism; • September 11 attacks
Awards	Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal; Defense Superior Service Medal; Legion of Merit (4); Meritorious Service Medal (3); Coast Guard Commendation Medal (4); Coast Guard Achievement Medal (2)

Karl Leo Schultz[1] is a United States Coast Guard admiral and the 26th Commandant of the Coast Guard.[2][3][4]

Early life and education

Schultz is a native of East Hartford, Connecticut.[5] He graduated from the United States Coast Guard Academy in 1983 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. He received a Master's degree in Public Administration from the University of Connecticut in 1992, and in 2006 he completed a one year National Security Fellowship at the Kennedy School of Government.[5]

Career

United States Coast Guard

Schultz's operational assignments include Commander, Coast Guard Sector Miami as well as command tours aboard cutters USCGC Venturous, USCGC Acacia, and USCGC Farallon. Staff assignments include Chief of the Office of Congressional and Governmental Affairs; Congressional Liaison Officer to the United States House of Representatives; Liaison Officer to the United States Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; Assignment Officer at the Coast Guard Personnel Command, and Command Duty Officer in the Seventh Coast Guard District Operations Center in Miami.[6]

Schultz has served as Director of Operations (J3), United States Southern Command in Doral, Florida where he directed joint service military operations across the Caribbean Basin, Central and South America. Prior flag officer assignments were Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard District, where he was responsible for multi-mission operations from California to Peru, and Director of Governmental and Public Affairs at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C., where he was responsible for external engagement with Congress, the media, and inter-governmental entities.[6]

Schultz assumed the duties as Commander, Coast Guard Atlantic Area in August 2016. As commander, Schultz oversaw Coast Guard rescue and recovery efforts for hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, and Nate in 2017.[6]

Commandant of the Coast Guard

On March 8, 2018, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen announced that President Donald Trump intended to nominate Schultz for the position of Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, succeeding Admiral Paul F. Zukunft.[7] His nomination and promotion to admiral was confirmed by a voice vote of the United States Senate on May 9, 2018.[8] Schultz relieved Admiral Zukunft on June 1, 2018.[9]

Awards and decorations

Insignias	Cutterman Officer Insignia
1st row	Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal
2nd row	Defense Superior Service Medal	Legion of Merit with three gold award stars	Meritorious Service Medal with two award stars and "O" device
3rd row	Coast Guard Commendation Medal with three award stars and "O" device	Coast Guard Achievement Medal with award star and "O" device	Commandant's Letter of Commendation Ribbon
4th row	Coast Guard Presidential Unit Citation with "hurricane symbol"	Joint Meritorious Unit Award	Secretary of Transportation Outstanding Unit Award
5th row	Coast Guard Unit Commendation with four award stars and "O" device	Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation with three award stars and "O" device	Meritorious Team Commendation with three award stars
6th row	Coast Guard "E" Ribbon with three award stars	Coast Guard Bicentennial Unit Commendation	National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
7th row	Global War on Terrorism Service Medal	Humanitarian Service Medal with two service stars[10]	Special Operations Service Ribbon with two service stars
8th row	Sea Service Ribbon with three service stars	Rifle Marksmanship Ribbon	Pistol Marksmanship Medal with expert device
Devices	Command Ashore Device		Command Afloat Device

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References

"PN1706 — Vice Adm. Karl L. Schultz — Coast Guard". U.S. Congress. March 8, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
"Secretary Nielsen Statement on President Trump's Nomination of Vice Admiral Karl L. Schultz to be the Next Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard". DHS.gov. March 8, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
"Vice Adm. Karl Schultz Nominated to be Next Coast Guard Commandant". USNI News. March 8, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
"Vice Admiral Karl L. Schultz". Department of Homeland Security. September 15, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
"Commander, Atlantic Area – VADM Karl Schultz". www.atlanticarea.uscg.mil. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
"Secretary Nielsen Statement on President Trump's Nomination of Vice Admiral Karl L. Schultz to be the Next Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard". Department of Homeland Security. March 8, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
"PN1706 — Vice Adm. Karl L. Schultz — Coast Guard". U.S. Congress. May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
Werner, Ben (March 8, 2018). "Vice Adm. Karl Schultz Nominated to be Next Coast Guard Commandant – USNI News". USNI News. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
"Vice Admiral Paul F. Zukunft United States Coast Guard Commander, Pacific Area Commander, Coast Guard Defense Force West" (PDF). United States Coast Guard. Retrieved May 7, 2014.

External links

USCG Commandant profile

Military offices
Preceded by Paul F. Zukunft	Commandant of the Coast Guard 2018–present	Incumbent

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[Commandant_confirmation-2] "PN1706 — Vice Adm. Karl L. Schultz — Coast Guard". U.S. Congress. March 8, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2018.

[release-3] "Secretary Nielsen Statement on President Trump's Nomination of Vice Admiral Karl L. Schultz to be the Next Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard". DHS.gov. March 8, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2018.

[USNI_commandant-4] "Vice Adm. Karl Schultz Nominated to be Next Coast Guard Commandant". USNI News. March 8, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2018.

[CGAABio-5] "Vice Admiral Karl L. Schultz". Department of Homeland Security. September 15, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2018.

[CGAACommand-6] "Commander, Atlantic Area – VADM Karl Schultz". www.atlanticarea.uscg.mil. Retrieved March 12, 2018.

[7] "Secretary Nielsen Statement on President Trump's Nomination of Vice Admiral Karl L. Schultz to be the Next Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard". Department of Homeland Security. March 8, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2018.

[8] "PN1706 — Vice Adm. Karl L. Schultz — Coast Guard". U.S. Congress. May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2018.

[9] Werner, Ben (March 8, 2018). "Vice Adm. Karl Schultz Nominated to be Next Coast Guard Commandant – USNI News". USNI News. Retrieved March 12, 2018.

[officialbio-10] "Vice Admiral Paul F. Zukunft United States Coast Guard Commander, Pacific Area Commander, Coast Guard Defense Force West" (PDF). United States Coast Guard. Retrieved May 7, 2014.