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Robert J. Papp Jr. is a retired United States Coast Guard admiral who served as the 24th Commandant of the Coast Guard from 2010 to 2014. He was born on March 25, 1953 in North Kingstown, Rhode Island.
Papp graduated from the United States Coast Guard Academy in 1975 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Government. He also holds a Master of Arts degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College.
Papp served in a variety of operational and staff assignments during his career, including command of the Coast Guard Cutter Mellon, Chief of Staff of the Coast Guard Pacific Area, and Commander of the Coast Guard Atlantic Area. He was also the first Coast Guard officer to serve as the Deputy Commandant for Operations.
Papp was sworn in as the 24th Commandant of the Coast Guard on May 25, 2010. During his tenure, he focused on modernizing the Coast Guard, improving its operational readiness, and strengthening its relationships with other federal agencies and foreign partners.
Papp retired from the Coast Guard on May 30, 2014. He is currently the United States Special Representative for the Arctic.
As of 2021, Robert J. Papp Jr. is 67 years old. He stands at a height of 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and has a body weight of around 85 kg (187 lbs). He has a fit body build. His hair color is salt and pepper and his eye color is blue. His zodiac sign is Aries.
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On 16 July 2014, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced the appointment of retired Admiral Robert Papp to serve as U.S. Special Representative for the Arctic. He retired from this position in January 2017 to become a lobbyist for a shipbuilding company.
Until May 2010, Papp served as Commander, Coast Guard Atlantic Area in Portsmouth, Virginia and Commander, Defense Force East. He served as the operational commander for all U.S. Coast Guard missions within the eastern half of the world; ranging from the Rocky Mountains to the Persian Gulf and spanning an area of responsibility across 42 states with over 14 million square miles, and serving with more than 51,000 military and civilian employees and Auxiliarists. In this role, he was also Commander, Defense Force East and provided Coast Guard mission support to the Department of Defense and Combatant Commanders. He assumed those duties in July 2008.
Papp was promoted to admiral and succeeded Admiral Thad Allen as the U.S. Coast Guard's commandant in a change of command ceremony on 25 May 2010. Papp made the first appointment in United States history of a woman to head a United States military service academy when he designated Sandra L. Stosz as superintendent of United States Coast Guard Academy. On 30 May 2014, Papp was succeeded by Admiral Paul F. Zukunft.
Papp is the 13th Gold Ancient Mariner of the Coast Guard, which is an honorary position held by an officer, with the earliest date of qualification as a Cutterman and over ten years of cumulative sea duty. Papp accepted the 2010 Naval War College Distinguished Graduate Leadership Award from the Naval War College (NWC) during a ceremony held at the Washington Navy Yard on 6 May 2010. In a cover story interview published in the February 2012 issue of Military Officer, he described his plans for budgetary reductions in the U.S. Coast Guard. Additionally, Admiral Papp was presented with the Dwight D. Eisenhower award in 2013.
On 30 July 2005, Papp was inducted into the Reserve Officers Association Minuteman Hall of Fame in recognition of dedicated service to the nation in support of the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve. He was presented the Distinguished Public Service Award of the National Maritime Historical Society in 1998 for his service as the Commanding Officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Eagle. In 2005 he was presented with the "Native Sons Award" by his home town of Norwich, Connecticut.
Papp is a cutterman, having served on six Coast Guard cutters and commanded the cutters USCGC Red Beech, USCGC Papaw, USCGC Forward, and USCGC Eagle, the U.S. Coast Guard's training barque. He has also served as commander of a task unit during Operation Able Manner off the coast of Haiti in 1994, enforcing United Nations sanctions. Additionally, his task unit augmented U.S. Naval Forces during an American intervention in Haiti.
Papp is a 1975 graduate of the United States Coast Guard Academy. Additionally, he holds a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies from the United States Naval War College and a Master of Science in Management from Salve Regina University.
Admiral Robert J. Papp Jr. (born 25 March 1953) is a retired United States Coast Guard admiral and served as the 24th Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. He led the largest component of the United States Department of Homeland Security, with 42,000 active duty, 8,200 Reserve, 8,000 civilian, and 31,000 Auxiliary personnel.
