US Postal Service

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US Postal Service

COMPANY

Founded 1775 as the U.S. Post Office by order of the Second Continental Congress, under Postmaster General Benjamin Franklin. Renamed and reconstituted as U.S. Postal Service, operating as "an independent agency" but owned by the federal government, in 1971. See also US Postmaster General.

Official Website:
http://www.usps.gov/

Industry:
Transport

Ticker:
(government)

Corporate headquarters:
Washington, DC

Employees:
700,000

EXECUTIVES

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Robert F. Bernstock Business c. 1950 President of Shipping, USPS

John E. Potter Government 1956 US Postmaster General

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

John E. Potter Government 1956 US Postmaster General

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Albert V. Casey Business 28-Feb-1920 10-Jul-2004 CEO of American Airlines, 1974-85

Bert H. Mackie Business c. 1942 Security National Bank of Enid

EMPLOYMENT

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

William Faulkner Author 25-Sep-1897 6-Jul-1962 Novels set in the American South

Charles Mingus Jazz Musician 22-Apr-1922 5-Jan-1979 Jazz bassist and legendary composer

Richard Wright Author 4-Sep-1908 28-Nov-1960 Native Son

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