The United States secretary of transportation is the head of the United States Department of Transportation. The secretary serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all matters relating to transportation. The secretary is a statutory member of the Cabinet of the United States,and is fourteenth in the presidential line of succession.
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is a division of the United States Department of Transportation that specializes in highway transportation. The agency's major activities are grouped into two programs,the Federal-aid Highway Program and the Federal Lands Highway Program. Its role had previously been performed by the Office of Road Inquiry,Office of Public Roads and the Bureau of Public Roads.
Rodney Earl Slater is an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as the United States Secretary of Transportation under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001. Prior to being appointed to the Clinton Cabinet,Slater served as the administrator of the Federal Highway Administration from 1993 to 1997.
Shana L. Dale is an American politician and lawyer. She served as the Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the George W. Bush administration from 2005 to 2009.
The Arizona Department of Transportation is an Arizona state government agency charged with facilitating mobility within the state. In addition to managing the state's highway system,the agency is also involved with public transportation and municipal airports. The department was created in 1974 when the state merged the Arizona Highway Department with the Arizona Department of Aeronautics.
Francis Cutler Turner was an American administrator,who headed the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) from March 30,1969 to June 30,1972.
Executive Schedule is the system of salaries given to the highest-ranked appointed officials in the executive branch of the U.S. government. The president of the United States appoints individuals to these positions,most with the advice and consent of the United States Senate. They include members of the president's Cabinet,several top-ranking officials of each executive department,the directors of some of the more prominent departmental and independent agencies,and several members of the Executive Office of the President.
Nicole Nason is an American government official who served as the 26th Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration from 2019 to 2021. Nason previously served as the Assistant Secretary of State for Administration.
Barack Obama assumed office as President of the United States on January 20,2009,and his term ended on January 20,2017. The president has the authority to nominate members of his Cabinet to the United States Senate for confirmation under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution.
Gregory G. Nadeau is an American government official who served as the administrator of the Federal Highway Administration from 2015 to 2017. He carried out the duties of the Federal Highway Administrator in acting capacity from 2014 to 2015 after his predecessor Victor Mendez began serving as acting Deputy Secretary of Transportation. He was officially sworn in as Federal Highway Administrator on August 11,2015 and continued in this position until President Trump's inauguration on January 20,2017,when he resigned to work in the private sector.
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.
J. Richard "Rick" Capka was sworn in as the 16th Federal Highway Administrator on May 31,2006 and served until he resigned on January 24,2008. Previously,Capka had been appointed the Deputy Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in August 2002 and was the Acting Administrator since August 2005. In those capacities,he helped to prepare the Bush administration's proposed transportation reauthorization legislation;to shape the management of highway mega-projects and;to develop national programs and initiatives to relieve congestion. He was also the first U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) official to deploy to Iraq (2003) and led the highly successful federal response to the tragic 2007 collapse of the I-35 W Bridge in Minneapolis,MN.
Thomas D. Larson was an American administrator,who was sworn in as the Federal Highway Administrator on August 10,1989. A native of Pennsylvania,Larson came to the FHWA after a career as a researcher,Professor of Civil Engineering,and administrator at the Pennsylvania State University. He was Pennsylvania's Secretary of Transportation for eight years,and a leader in the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and the Transportation Research Board.
Robert E. Farris was sworn in as Federal Highway Administrator on June 8 1988,after serving as the FHWA's Deputy Federal Highway Administrator from August 1986.
Paul Trombino III is an American engineer and government official. He served as director of the Iowa Department of Transportation from 2011 to 2016. Trombino was nominated by President Donald Trump to become Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA),but withdrew in December 2017.
The following is a timeline of the presidency of Jimmy Carter,from January 1,1979 to December 31,1979.
The following is a timeline of the presidency of Jimmy Carter from his inauguration as the 39th president of the United States on January 20,1977,to December 31,1977.
Brandye Hendrickson was named Deputy Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration on July 24,2017,after having been Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Transportation. She also became Acting Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration until Nicole Nason was confirmed by the Senate. On July 19,2019,Brandye left her position to take another Deputy position as American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.
Joel Szabat is an American government official and former military officer. In August 2018,Szabat was nominated by President Donald Trump to become Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Aviation and International Affairs. He was confirmed by the United States Senate in a unanimous voice vote on January 2,2019. Szabat became Acting Under Secretary in June,2019.
