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Louis DeJoy (born 1956/57 [citation needed]) is an American businessman serving as the 75th U.S. postmaster general.He was appointed in May 2020 by the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
From 1829 to 1971, the postmaster general was the head of the Post Office Department (or simply "Post Office" until the 1820s. [9]: 60–65 ) and was a member of the president's Cabinet. During that era, the postmaster general was appointed by the president of the United States, with the advice and consent of the United States Senate. [9]: 120
The United States Postal Service has no information on New York's postmasters prior to the year 1775. The New York City Post Office is first mentioned in Hugh Finlay's journal dated 1773 which lists Alexander Colden as the postmaster of New York City. Other sources indicate that Colden may have served as postmaster as early as 1753. [1]
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy covered his ears during a congressional hearing as Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.) repeatedly pressed him on oversight of the Postal Service. McCormick during a House ...
The U.S. Postal Service is gearing up for all the election-related mail set to begin, and Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said it’s in “great shape” compared to four years ago. “We’re ...
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has a message for America: The U.S. Postal Service is ready for a flood of election mail and is better positioned to do so than it was four years ago. The Postal ...
The post office was known as the Pennsylvania Terminal when it opened; at the time, the city's general post office was still the City Hall Post Office in Lower Manhattan. Effective July 1, 1918, the Penn Station post office became New York City's general post office. [46]
It was headed by the postmaster general. The Postal Service Act, signed by U.S. president George Washington on February 20, 1792, established the department. Postmaster General John McLean, in office from 1823 to 1829, was the first to call it the Post Office Department rather than just the "Post Office."