The Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service is an eleven-member board comparable to a board of directors of a private corporation, except in service of the American postal system. Nine members are appointed by the President of the United States, subject to confirmation by the Senate. The nine presidentially appointed Governors choose the Postmaster General, who also serves as a member of the Board. These 10, in turn, choose a Deputy Postmaster General, who becomes the 11th member of the Board. The Postmaster General and Deputy Postmaster General serve at the pleasure of the Governors. In relation to a company, a director is an officer of the company charged with the conduct and management of the affairs of the company. ... The presidential seal was used by President Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1969 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... The United States Postmaster General is the executive head of the United States Postal Service. ...

Each Governor is appointed to a nine-year term or to the remainder of an unexpired term created by the death or resignation of a sitting Governor. Terms of the Governors are staggered to expire each year on December 8. A Governor whose term has expired may continue to sit on the Board for up to one year until a successor has been appointed. No more than five of the nine Governors may be of the same political party.

The Board generally meets once a month. Each January, the Governors elect a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman. Three standing committees--Audit and Finance, Capital Projects, and Strategic Planning--meet regularly during the year to consider matters within their area of responsibility and refer items to the full Board for consideration.

Board of Governors of the USPS

Members of the Board of Directors as of mid-June 2006.

• Postmasters General
  • John E. Potter, Postmaster General
  • Patrick R. Donahoe, Deputy Postmaster General and Chief Operating Officer
• Presidentially appointed members:
  • James C. Miller III, Chairman
  • Alan C. Kessler, Vice Chairman
  • Carolyn Lewis Gallagher
  • Louis J. Giuliano
  • Mickey D. Barnett
  • James H. Bilbray
  • Katherine C. Tobin
  • Ellen C. Williams

Past Members include: John E. Potter is the current Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service appointed in June 2001. ... A Postmaster General is the national politician in charge of the postal system of a country. ... A chief operating officer (or COO) is a corporate officer responsible for managing the day-to-day activities of the corporation. ... James C. Miller III is a U.S. politician and economist who served as Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission between 1981 and 1985 and as Budget Director for President Ronald Reagan between 1985 and 1988. ...

Einar Dyhrkopp from 1993 to 2001

External link

• http://www.usps.com/communications/organization/bog.htm Information and official biographies of the Board of Governors at the USPS website