A lot of the top of a ministry in the US is run by people with political appointments. It’s very different compared to career bureaucrats who raise through the ranks of the ministry based on their performance.
The current Postmaster General of the United States is Megan Brennan who joined the Postal Service in 1986. She was preceded by Patrick R. Donahoe who spent spent decades at the Postal Service. He was preceded by John E. Potter who also spent two decades at the Postal Service before becoming Postmaster General.
A lot of the top of a ministry in the US is run by people with political appointments. It’s very different compared to career bureaucrats who raise through the ranks of the ministry based on their performance.
The current Postmaster General of the United States is Megan Brennan who joined the Postal Service in 1986. She was preceded by Patrick R. Donahoe who spent spent decades at the Postal Service. He was preceded by John E. Potter who also spent two decades at the Postal Service before becoming Postmaster General.