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The Chairman of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve is the head of the central bank of the United States and one of the most important decision-makers in American economic policies. The Federal Reserve is an independent agency of the United States Government. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Jump to: navigation, search Ongoing events • Abramoff-Reed gambling scandal • Atlantic hurricane season • Avian influenza (H5N1) outbreak • Bali bombings investigation • California wildfires • UK Conservative Party leadership election • DeLay political financing scandal • Fuel prices / Peak oil • Hurricane Wilma • Irans nuclear program • Kashmir earthquake • London bombings investigation • Malawi food crisis • Niger... Jump to: navigation, search The Federal Reserve System is headquartered in the Eccles Building on Constitution Avenue in Washington, DC. The Federal Reserve System (also the Federal Reserve; informally The Fed) is the central banking system of the United States. ... The government of the United States, established by the United States Constitution, is a federal republic of 50 states, a few territories and some protectorates. ...

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The chairman is appointed for a four-year term by the President of the United States (subject to Senate confirmation). In practice, the chairman is often re-appointed several times. The chairman reports twice a year to Congress on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy objectives, testifies before Congress on numerous other issues, and meets periodically with the Secretary of the Treasury. Jump to: navigation, search The President of the United States (often abbreviated POTUS) is the head of state of the United States. ... Jump to: navigation, search Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Jump to: navigation, search Monetary policy is the process of managing a nations money supply to achieve specific goals—such as constraining inflation, achieving full employment or more well-being. ... John W. Snow, the current Secretary of the Treasury. ...

The current chairman is Alan Greenspan, who was appointed by Ronald Reagan on August 11, 1987. Greenspan was re-appointed once by George H. W. Bush, twice by Bill Clinton, and most recently by George W. Bush on May 18, 2004. His current term ends in June 2008, although his separate 14-year term as a board member expires January 31, 2006. Jump to: navigation, search Alan Greenspan Alan Greenspan, KBE, PhD (born March 6, 1926) is an American economist and Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve of the United States. ... Jump to: navigation, search Ronald Wilson Reagan, GCB, (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). ... Jump to: navigation, search August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) was the 41st President of the United States (1989–1993). ... Jump to: navigation, search William Jefferson Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe, III on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. ... Jump to: navigation, search George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States and a former Governor of the State of Texas. ... Jump to: navigation, search May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (139th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On October 24, 2005, President Bush appointed Dr. Ben Shalom Bernanke to succeed Alan Greenspan as Chairman of the Federal Reserve. Jump to: navigation, search October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 68 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States and a former Governor of the State of Texas. ... Jump to: navigation, search Ben Bernanke Ben Shalom Bernanke (born December 13, 1953) is the Chairman of the U.S. Presidents Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) and the nominee to succeed Alan Greenspan as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve. ... Jump to: navigation, search Alan Greenspan Alan Greenspan, KBE, PhD (born March 6, 1926) is an American economist and Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve of the United States. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Federal Reserve System is headquartered in the Eccles Building on Constitution Avenue in Washington, DC. The Federal Reserve System (also the Federal Reserve; informally The Fed) is the central banking system of the United States. ...

Chairmen of the Federal Reserve

1. Charles S. Hamlin (August 10, 1914 – August 9, 1916)
2. William P. G. Harding (August 10, 1916 – August 9, 1922)
3. Daniel R. Crissinger (May 1, 1923 – September 15, 1927)
4. Roy A. Young (October 4, 1927 – August 31, 1930)
5. Eugene Meyer (September 16, 1930 – May 10, 1933)
6. Eugene R. Black (May 19, 1933 – August 15, 1934)
7. Marriner S. Eccles¹ (November 15, 1934 – January 31, 1948)
8. Thomas B. McCabe (April 15, 1948 – March 31, 1951)
9. William McChesney Martin, Jr. (April 2, 1951 – January 31, 1970)
10. Arthur F. Burns (February 1, 1970 – January 31, 1978)
11. G. William Miller (March 8, 1978 – August 6, 1979)
12. Paul A. Volcker (August 6, 1979 – August 11, 1987)
13. Alan Greenspan² (August 11, 1987 – present) (Scheduled to retire on January 31, 2006)

¹ Served as Chairman Pro Tempore from February 3, 1948, to April 15, 1948.
² Served as Chairman Pro Tempore from March 3, 1996, to June 20, 1996.
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