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| | + | The '''[[United States]] Secretary of transportation''' is in charge of the [[Department of Transportation]]. The secretary is a member of the president’s cabinet. The secretary is responsible for: [http://www.faa.gov/ Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)], [http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)],[http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/ Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)],[http://www.fra.dot.gov/ Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)],[http://www.fta.dot.gov/ Federal Transit Administration (FTA)],[http://www.marad.dot.gov/ Maritime Administration (MARAD)],[http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/ National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)], [http://www.oig.dot.gov/ Office of Inspector General (OIG)],[http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/ Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)],[http://www.rita.dot.gov/ Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA)],[http://www.seaway.dot.gov/ Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC)],[http://www.stb.dot.gov/ Surface Transportation Board (STB)]. |
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| | + | == Secretary of transportion == |
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| | + | Alan Stephenson Boyd: January 16, 1967 - January 20, 1969 |
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| | + | John Anthony Volpe: January 22, 1969 - February 1, 1973 |
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| | + | Claude Stout Brinegar: February 2, 1973 - February 1, 1975 |
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| | + | John W. Barnum: February 2, 1975 - March 6, 1975 |
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| | + | William Thaddeus Coleman, Jr.: March 7, 1975 - January 20, 1977 |
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| | + | Brock Adams: January 23, 1977 - July 20, 1979 |
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| | + | W. Graham Claytor, Jr.: July 21, 1979 - August 14, 1979 |
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| | + | Neil Goldschmidt: August 15, 1979 - January 20, 1981 |
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| | + | Andrew L. Lewis, Jr.: January 23, 1981 - February 1, 1983 |
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| | + | Elizabeth Hanford Dole: February 7, 1983 - September 30, 1987 |
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| | + | James H. Burnley IV: October 1, 1987 - December 2, 1987 |
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| | + | James H. Burnley IV: December 2, 1987 - January 30, 1989 |
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| | + | Samuel K. Skinner: February 6, 1989 - December 13, 1991 |
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| | + | James B. Busey IV: December 14, 1991 - February 23, 1992 |
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| | + | Andrew Card: February 24, 1992 - January 20, 1993 |
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| | + | Federico Peña: January 21, 1993 - February 14, 1997 |
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| | + | Rodney Slater: February 14, 1997 - January 20, 2001 |
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| | + | Mortimer L. Downey: January 21, 2001 - January 24, 2001 |
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| | + | Norman Mineta: January 25, 2001 - July 7, 2006 |
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| | + | Maria Cino: July 8, 2006 – September 30, 2006 |
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| | + | Mary Peters: September 30, 2006 – January 20, 2009 |
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| | + | Ray LaHood: January 22, 2009 - ''present'' |
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| | + | == Refrences == |
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| | + | [http://www.dot.gov/DOTagencies.htm 1] |
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| | + | [http://www.dot.gov/ost/ 2] |
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| | + | [[Category:United States Department of Transportation]] |