Board of Governors to Meet Aug. 3-5 in Washington, DC

WASHINGTON—The Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service will meet in Washington, DC, at Postal Service Headquarters, 475 L’Enfant Plaza, SW, Aug. 3-5. The public is welcome to observe the Board’s open session, scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. Aug. 5 in the Ben Franklin Room on the 11th floor. The Board is expected to discuss the following items:

Wednesday, Aug. 5 at 8:30 a.m.

Call to order and approval of minutes of previous meetings.
Remarks of the Chairman of the Board.
Remarks of the Postmaster General and CEO.
Amendments to Board Bylaws.
Committee charters, assignments and reports.
Quarterly report on service performance.
Quarterly report on financial performance.
Tentative agenda for the Sept. 21, 22 and 23, 2009, meeting in Washington, D.C., and adjourn

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An independent federal agency, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that reaches every address in the nation, 149 million residences, businesses and Post Office Boxes, six days a week. It has 34,000 retail locations and relies on the sale of postage, products and services, not tax dollars, to pay for operating expenses. Named the Most Trusted Government Agency five consecutive years by the Ponemon Institute, the Postal Service has annual revenue of $75 billion and delivers nearly half the world’s mail.