Anton G. Hajjar is an American labor and employment attorney who is a governor of the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service. Hajjar was previously general counsel of the American Postal Workers Union.
Early life and education
A third-generation Christian Syrian-American, Hajjar was raised in Brooklyn.[1] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Fordham University and a Juris Doctor from Tulane University Law School.[2]
Career
After graduating from law school, Hajjar was a clerk for Judge John Minor Wisdom before becoming a staff attorney at the National Labor Relations Board. In 2002, Hajjar was elected to the American Law Institute Council. Hajjar has since worked as an attorney at Murphy Anderson PLLC and O'Donnell, Schwartz & Anderson, PC. On February 24, 2021, it was announced that Hajjar would be appointed to a vacant seat on the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service.[3][4][5] On March 15, 2021, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Hajjar to the seat vacated by Carolyn L. Gallagher.[6] On April 28, 2021, his nomination was reported favorably by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. On May 28, 2021, his nomination was confirmed in the United States Senate by voice vote.[7] On June 15, 2021, he was sworn into office by Susan Rice.[8]
References
- ^ Cohn, D'Vera; Cohen, Sarah (2001-11-20). "Statistics Portray Settled, Affluent Mideast Community". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
- ^ "Anton G. Hajjar". American Law Institute. Archived from the original on 2019-10-04. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- ^ Durkee, Alison. "Biden Nominates Postal Service Board Members Amid Democratic Pressure To Oust DeJoy". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- ^ "Biden nominates 3 members for US Postal Service board, putting pressure on Postmaster Dejoy". wusa9.com. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- ^ "Biden expected to diversify USPS board, cement Democrats' oversight with appointments". NBC News. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, March 15, 2021
- ^ "PN243 - Nomination of Anton George Hajjar for United States Postal Service, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. May 28, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ @AmbRice46 (June 15, 2021). "During the pandemic, @USPS employees have been on the frontlines delivering for Americans. I was honored to swear in @AmberMcReynolds , Anton Hajjar & Ron Stroman as members of the Postal Service Board of Governors. I know they'll get right to work building USPS for the future" (Tweet) – via Twitter.