President Barack Obama has appointed Postal Service Board of Governors member Alan C. Kessler of Philadelphia to a second term that will expire December 8, 2015.

Kessler, who was first appointed by President Clinton in 2000, served as chairman of the Board of Governors from January 2008 to January 2009. He currently serves as co-chair of the board's Governance and Strategic Planning Committee and served as vice chairman of the board from 2005 until his election as chairman in January 2008.

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