the company to move into a role leading the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under President Trump. Nomination to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration On October 12, 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Myers to head the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Myers said he would liquidate his holdings in the family-owned company. His brothers would remain as the president, chairman of the board and chief operating officer of AccuWeather. At his confirmation hearing, opponents of his confirmation pointed out that the family connection would still represent a major conflict of interest. Myers was selected for the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere position by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. Myers's deputies would include the Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere Timothy Gallaudet, a Navy Rear Admiral with a doctorate in oceanography and the Assistant Secretary for Environmental Observation and Prediction, Neil Jacobs, who was chief atmospheric scientist at the Panasonic Avionics Corporation. If confirmed, Myers would have been the second NOAA administrator without a science degree, and the first since Richard A. Frank left office in 1981. The agency employees' labor union opposed Myers nomination, citing his support of the Santorum bill. His nomination was returned to President Trump by the Senate on January 3, 2018, resubmitted on January 8, 2018, returned on January 3, 2019, and resubmitted on January 16, 2019. The nomination was withdrawn by President Trump on December 2, 2019. Last Week Tonight, John Oliver's HBO show, produced a segment on Myers's nomination. References External links Living people Boston University School of Law alumni Pennsylvania State University faculty Pennsylvania State University alumni People from State College, Pennsylvania 21st-century American businesspeople 21st-century American lawyers Trump administration personnel 1943 births