Postmaster General of the United States

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The Postmaster General of the United States is the chief executive officer of the U.S. Postal Service, responsible for overseeing the nation’s mail system and postal operations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government office
public official position
appliesToJurisdiction United States of America
appointedBy Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service
appointedFor indefinite term
appointedUnder Postal Reorganization Act of 1970
associatedWith United States federal government
United States postal policy
country United States of America
fieldOfWork logistics management
postal administration
public administration
firstHolder Benjamin Franklin
hasAuthorityTo implement postal regulations
manage postal service workforce
propose postal rates and classifications
hasHistoricalPrecursor Postmaster General of the Continental Congress
hasJurisdictionOver domestic mail delivery in the United States
international postal services of the United States
hasSeat United States Postal Service Headquarters
headOf United States Postal Service
headquartersLocation L’Enfant Plaza, Washington, D.C.
linked to: L’Enfant Plaza
historicallyWas member of the United States Cabinet (before 1971)
inception 1775
isNot member of the United States Cabinet (post-1971)
legalForm public office
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity District of Columbia
memberOf Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service
nativeLabel Postmaster General
officeHolderRole chief executive officer of the United States Postal Service
officeType federal executive position
oversees mail processing and distribution network
postal infrastructure of the United States
postal transportation systems
retail postal services
partOf United States Postal Service
precededBy Deputy Postmaster General of British North America
reportsTo Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service
residence Washington, D.C.
responsibleFor oversight of the nation’s mail system
postal operations in the United States
salaryDeterminedBy Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service
sector public sector
supervises day-to-day management of the United States Postal Service
postal policies of the United States Postal Service
usesLanguage English

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Benjamin Franklin heldPosition Postmaster General of the United States
Post Office Department headOfGovernmentBody Postmaster General of the United States
Post Office Department positionHeldByHead United States Postmaster General
linked to: Postmaster General of the United States
Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service hasPart Postmaster General of the United States
Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service exOfficioMember Postmaster General of the United States
Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service supervises Postmaster General of the United States
Postmaster General of the United States nativeLabel Postmaster General
linked to: Postmaster General of the United States
Postmaster General of the United States hasHistoricalPrecursor Postmaster General of the Continental Congress
linked to: Postmaster General of the United States
James A. Farley Building namedForOccupation United States Postmaster General
linked to: Postmaster General of the United States
Will H. Hays positionHeld United States Postmaster General
linked to: Postmaster General of the United States
Preston Robert Tisch positionHeld United States Postmaster General
linked to: Postmaster General of the United States
Deputy Postmaster General of the United States reportsTo Postmaster General of the United States
Deputy Postmaster General of the United States sharesResponsibilityWith Postmaster General of the United States
Deputy Postmaster General of the United States isSubordinatePositionOf Postmaster General of the United States
Samuel Osgood positionHeld Postmaster General of the United States
David Key positionHeld United States Postmaster General
linked to: Postmaster General of the United States
Public Law 91-375 established Office of the Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service
linked to: Postmaster General of the United States
Public Law 91-375 changedOfficeOf Postmaster General from cabinet officer to head of USPS
linked to: Postmaster General of the United States
Lawrence Francis O’Brien Jr. positionHeld United States Postmaster General
linked to: Postmaster General of the United States
Walter Q. Gresham positionHeld United States Postmaster General
subject linked to: Walter Quinton Gresham
linked to: Postmaster General of the United States
George B. Cortelyou positionHeld United States Postmaster General
linked to: Postmaster General of the United States
Richard Bache officeHeld United States Postmaster General
subject linked to: Bache
linked to: Postmaster General of the United States
James A. Farley positionHeld United States Postmaster General
linked to: Postmaster General of the United States
Amos Kendall positionHeld United States Postmaster General
linked to: Postmaster General of the United States
Robert J. Wynne positionHeld United States Postmaster General
linked to: Postmaster General of the United States
John McLean positionHeld United States Postmaster General
linked to: Postmaster General of the United States
Timothy Pickering positionHeld United States Postmaster General
linked to: Postmaster General of the United States
Dickinson County, Michigan namedForOccupation U.S. Postmaster General
linked to: Postmaster General of the United States
William Dennison Jr. positionHeld United States Postmaster General
linked to: Postmaster General of the United States
Will H. Hays positionHeld United States Postmaster General
subject linked to: Hays
linked to: Postmaster General of the United States
Confederate States Postmaster General predecessor United States Postmaster General for the seceding states
linked to: Postmaster General of the United States
Confederate States Postmaster General replacedBy United States Postmaster General in the former Confederate states
linked to: Postmaster General of the United States
Larry O’Brien positionHeld United States Postmaster General
linked to: Postmaster General of the United States
DPMG reportsTo Postmaster General of the United States
Ebenezer Hazard positionHeld Postmaster General of the United States
Ebenezer Hazard positionHeld Postmaster General of the United States under the Constitution
linked to: Postmaster General of the United States
Samuel Osgood positionHeld United States Postmaster General
subject linked to: Mary Marston
linked to: Postmaster General of the United States
Samuel Osgood positionHeld United States Postmaster General
subject linked to: Maria Bowne Franklin
linked to: Postmaster General of the United States
John Wanamaker positionHeld United States Postmaster General
linked to: Postmaster General of the United States
Horace Maynard positionHeld United States Postmaster General
linked to: Postmaster General of the United States