National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan was the keynote speaker at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy graduation in Kings Point last week. 

Sullivan was joined by Congressman Tom Suozzi;; Deputy Transportation Secretary Polly Trottenberg; Maritime Administer Rear Admiral Ann C. Phillips; General Eric M. Smith, the 39th Commandant of the Marine Corps; Vice Admiral Joanna M. Nuna, the 14th Superintendent of USMMA; and Rear Admiral Dianna Wolfson (’96).

Wolfson delivered the distinguished  Alumna speech on the 50^th anniversary of the first women to be admitted to USMMA or any federal  service academy. 

Juha Lee Yoon, of Great Neck, was honored for graduating cum laude from USMMA 

The speeches addressed the United States’ efforts to maintain its primacy of the sea and keep commerce free flowing, tackle the challenges of Ukraine, China’s incursions into the Pacific, the threats in the Mediterranean by non-state actors.