The President today announced his intention to nominate James J. Carey to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner for the term expiring June 30, 1990. This is a reappointment.
Mr. Carey was appointed Commissioner of the Federal Maritime Commission in 1981 and was elected Vice Chairman of the Commission in 1983. Prior to this time, he was a business development manager with Telemedia, Inc. He was a management consultant to Telemedia in 1978-1979. He was president, Coordinated Graphics, in 1976-1978; executive vice president, Total Graphic Communication, Inc., in 1974-1976; and president of the Chicago Offset Corp. in 1972-1974.
He served in the U.S. Navy in 1962-1965 as an officer in the First and Seventh Fleets and held three commands. He graduated from Northwestern University (B.A.). He is married, has two children, and resides in Arlington, VA. He was born April 9, 1939, in Berlin, WI.
Ronald Reagan, Nomination of James J. Carey To Be a Commissioner of the Federal Maritime Commission Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/259566