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Last updated 9/3/2008

Key Officials

Mary E. Peters

Mary E. Peters
Secretary of Transportation

Mary E. Peters was nominated by President George W. Bush on September 5, 2006, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the 15th Secretary of Transportation on September 30, 2006, after spending more than two decades crafting solutions to our nation's toughest transportation challenges.

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Quintin C. Kendall

Quintin C. Kendall
Chief of Staff

Quintin C. Kendall was appointed Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Transportation in January 2008.
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Vice Admiral Thomas Barrett

Vice Admiral Thomas J. Barrett
Deputy Secretary of Transportation

Vice Admiral Thomas J. Barrett, USCG (Ret.) was confirmed as the Deputy Secretary of Transportation on August 8, 2007.
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Tyler Duvall

Tyler Duvall
Acting Under Secretary for Policy
Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy

Tyler Duvall became Acting Under Secretary for Policy effective February 1, 2008.  He is also the Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy in the Office of the Secretary at the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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D.J. Gribbin

D.J. Gribbin
General Counsel

D.J. Gribbin was sworn in as the General Counsel on June 22, 2007.
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Michael W. Reynolds
Acting Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs

Michael W. Reynolds was appointed by President Bush as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Aviation and International Affairs in October 2002.
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Daniel G. Mintz

Daniel G. Mintz
Chief Information Officer

Daniel G. Mintz currently serves as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the United States Department of Transportation (DOT).
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Phyllis F. Scheinberg

Phyllis F. Scheinberg
Assistant Secretary for Budget & Programs and Chief Financial Officer

Phyllis F. Scheinberg was nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate on April 29, 2005, to be the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs/Chief Financial Officer for the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).
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Linda J. Washington

Linda J. Washington
Assistant Secretary for Administration

On May 25, 2007, Linda Jacobs Washington was appointed as the Assistant Secretary for Administration.
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Simon C. Gros

Simon C. Gros
Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs

Simon C. Gros is the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs at the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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Robert A. Sturgell

Robert A. Sturgell
Acting Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration

Sturgell was sworn in as the 12th Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration on March 24, 2003.
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Thomas J. Madison, Jr.
Administrator, Federal Highway Administration

Thomas J. Madison, Jr. was confirmed by the United States Senate to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration at the U.S. Department of Transportation on August 1, 2008.  He was sworn in as Administrator on August 18, 2008.
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John H. Hill

John H. Hill
Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

John H. Hill was nominated by President George W. Bush to become Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) on May 16, 2006.
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Joseph H. Boardman

Joseph H. Boardman
Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration

Nominated by President George W. Bush on March 17, 2005 and confirmed by the United States Senate on April 28, 2005, Joseph H. Boardman is the eleventh Federal Railroad Administrator.
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James S. Simpson

James S. Simpson
Administrator, Federal Transit Administration

Mr. James S. Simpson was sworn in as the Federal Transit Administrator on August 10, 2006.
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Sean Connaughton

Sean Connaughton
Maritime Administrator

Sean Connaughton was nominated by President Bush to be the Maritime Administrator on June 27, 2006, and was confirmed by the Senate on August 3, 2006.
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Nicole Nason

Nicole Nason
Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Ms. Nason began her duties on May 31, 2006.
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Calvin Scovel

Calvin Scovel
Inspector General, Office of the Inspector General

Calvin Scovel is the Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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Carl T. Johnson

Carl T. Johnson
Administrator, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

On January 9, 2008, U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters announced Carl T. Johnson as the second Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).
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Paul Brubaker

Paul Brubaker
Administrator, Research and Innovative Technology Administration

Paul Brubaker was nominated by President George W. Bush to serve as Administrator of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) on June 18, 2007. 
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Collister ("Terry") Johnson, Jr.

Collister ("Terry") Johnson, Jr.
Administrator, Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation

Collister (“Terry”) Johnson, Jr. was sworn in by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters on October 7, 2006 as the ninth Administrator of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC). 
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