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Postmasters general under the Continental Congress. DeJoy has donated more than $1.2 million to the Trump Victory Fund, as well as millions of dollars to the Republican National Committee and various GOP candidates over the past three decades, according to DeJoy's wife, Aldona Wos, was nominated by Mr. Trump to be ambassador to Canada, and served as ambassador to Estonia under former President George W. Bush.
Ebenezer Hazard. The current postmaster general, Megan J. Brennan, announced her retirement in October 2019, and whoever the Board of Governors appoints to fill the vacancy at the head of America’s oldest and most popular public service will decide which path USPS takes. No president appoints the Postmaster General. Dates prior to 1900 are the dates the Postmasters General were appointed or commissioned; dates after 1900 are the dates they took office. The Postmaster General was appointed by the Postal Service Board of Governors.” The Postal Service Board of Governors has nine presidentially appointed and Senate-confirmed members.
DeJoy is the former CEO of New Breed Logistics, a North Carolina company that worked with Postal Service mail processing facilities and won awards from the Postal Service for being a top supplier. Terms of the ten governors are staggered to expire each year on December 8. He will replace Megan Brennan, who became the first female postmaster general in … DeJoy is set to become the next postmaster general on June 15. "Postal workers are the heart and soul of this institution, and I will be honored to work alongside them and their unions," DeJoy said in a statement. “At a time when America needs the Postal Service more than ever, the reason we are so needed is having a devastating effect on our business,” she told the Times.