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Source: Yahoo News
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2022
Subheading: Anton G. Hajjar will serve as vice-chairman
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- During today's meeting of the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors, Roman Martinez IV was unanimously elected by his fellow Governors to serve as the 25th chairman of the Board of Governors. The Governors also unanimously elected Anton G. Hajjar to serve as vice chairman.
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy congratulated Martinez and Hajjar on their election to these leadership positions. He said that he has "benefited from Martinez's broad experience and wise counsel throughout my tenure as Postmaster General and especially during the development of the Delivering for America plan."
DeJoy also stated that Hajjar will serve the Board well as vice chairman and that he "looks forward to continue working together to secure a vibrant public Postal Service for our country."
Martinez has served on the Board of Governors since Aug. 2019, following his confirmation by the U.S. Senate to serve the remainder of a seven-year term that expires Dec. 8, 2024. He was elected to serve as vice chairman of the Board on Feb. 9, 2021 and has chaired the Board's Audit and Finance Committee since Oct. 3, 2019. He succeeds Ron A. Bloom, the Board's chairman since Feb. 2021, whose term expired in Dec. 2021.
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