Mark Menezes

Mark Wesley Menezes[1] is an American lawyer and government official who has served as the Under Secretary of Energy since 2017. Prior to assuming his current role, he was the vice president of federal relations for Berkshire Hathaway Energy. Previously, Menezes was a partner at Hunton & Williams, chief counsel of the United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and vice president and associate general counsel of American Electric Power. He is a charter member of the advisory council for LSU Energy Law Center.[2][3]

Mark Menezes
United States Deputy Secretary of Energy
Assumed office
December 4, 2019
Acting: December 4, 2019 – August 4, 2020
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byDan Brouillette
Under Secretary of Energy
In office
November 6, 2017 – August 4, 2020
PresidentDonald Trump
Personal details
Born
Mark Wesley Menezes
EducationLouisiana State University

He referred to US LPG sales as "spreading freedom gas throughout the world" in an official DOE memo.[4]

Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette reportedly delegated many of his powers and responsibilities to Menezes.[5] On February 13, 2020, U.S. President Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Menezes as Deputy Secretary of Energy.[6][7] The nomination was submitted to the U.S. Senate on March 12, 2020.[8] Menezes was confirmed by the Senate in a 79–16 vote on August 4, 2020.[9]

References
  1. "Mark W. Menezes". U.S. Department of Energy. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  2. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Key Additions to his Administration". July 11, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. Benson, Emily (July 14, 2017). "Meet the latest Trump administration nominees". High Country News. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  4. "Increasing export capacity from the Freeport LNG project is critical to spreading freedom gas throughout the world by giving America’s allies a diverse and affordable source of clean energy." https://www.energy.gov/articles/department-energy-authorizes-additional-lng-exports-freeport-lng
  5. Demarest, Colin (January 14, 2020). "Energy secretary grants Under Secretary Mark Menezes sweeping power, email shows". Aiken Standard.
  6. Frazin, Rachel (February 13, 2020). "Trump announces nominations of deputy chiefs for EPA, Energy Department". The Hill. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  7. Clark, Lesley (February 13, 2020). "Trump nominates Mark Menezes for deputy secretary". E&E News. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  8. "PN1683 — Mark Wesley Menezes — Department of Energy". U.S. Congress. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  9. Swanson, Ian (August 4, 2020). "Senate votes to confirm Energy's No. 2 official". TheHill. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.