Peter Aguon Gumataotao is the current director of the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies and a retired rear admiral of the United States Navy. As a rear admiral, he was the commander of Carrier Strike Group Eleven which consists of USS Nimitz (CVN-68), aircraft of Carrier Air Wing Eleven, and surface ships and submarines of Destroyer Squadron 23. In 2012 he was nominated for promotion to rear admiral.