Postmaster General of the United States

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government office public official position

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.

Aliases (5)

United States Postmaster General ×5
Office of the Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service ×1
Postmaster General ×1
Postmaster General from cabinet officer to head of USPS ×1
Postmaster General of the Continental Congress ×1

Statements (46)

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. →
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 →

Referenced by (18)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
David Key ("United States Postmaster General") → Preston Robert Tisch ("United States Postmaster General") → Samuel Osgood → Will H. Hays ("United States Postmaster General") →	positionHeld
Public Law 91-375 ("Postmaster General from cabinet officer to head of USPS") →	changedOfficeOf
Public Law 91-375 ("Office of the Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service") →	established
Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service →	exOfficioMember
Postmaster General of the United States ("Postmaster General of the Continental Congress") →	hasHistoricalPrecursor
Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service →	hasPart
Post Office Department →	headOfGovernmentBody
Benjamin Franklin →	heldPosition
Deputy Postmaster General of the United States →	isSubordinatePositionOf
James A. Farley Building ("United States Postmaster General") →	namedForOccupation
Postmaster General of the United States ("Postmaster General") →	nativeLabel
Post Office Department ("United States Postmaster General") →	positionHeldByHead
Deputy Postmaster General of the United States →	reportsTo
Deputy Postmaster General of the United States →	sharesResponsibilityWith
Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service →	supervises