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2021 Public Service Recognition Week Co-Chair Letter PUBLIC SERVICE MAY 2-8, 2021 PSRW.org RECOGNITION WEEK #PSRW Join us in celebrating Public Service Recognition Week 2021, to acknowledge the work of the valued civil servants who dedicate themselves to our country’s progress—from working in local communities to running state and federal programs to exploring our planets. These steadfast public servants are the researchers, scientists and legislators we trust to innovate amid the distress of a pandemic and an economic crisis. They are the protectors we trust to defend our shores, our borders and our computer networks. They are the teachers we trust to educate our children, over screens or in classrooms. They are the law enforcement officers we count on to safeguard us. They are the leaders we trust to preserve our nation’s rich and complicated history and protect our natural wonders. And they are the front-line workers we trust to deliver vaccines—and hope. Public servants proved essential this year, protecting our communities, taking care of our neighbors, and inspiring us as we made our way in this changed world. Government workers do all these things and more, dedicating themselves to serving the public, often without recognition for their efforts. Please join us in celebrating them the week of May 2-8, to express our deep gratitude for their service. Antony Blinken, PSRW Co-Chair Dr. Janet Yellen, PSRW Co-Chair Lloyd Austin, PSRW Co-Chair Secretary of State Secretary of the Treasury Secretary of Defense Merrick Garland, PSRW Co-Chair Deb Haaland, PSRW Co-Chair Tom Vilsack, PSRW Co-Chair Attorney General of the United States Secretary of the Interior Secretary of Agriculture Gina Raimondo, PSRW Co-Chair Marty Walsh, PSRW Co-Chair Xavier Becerra, PSRW Co-Chair Secretary of Commerce Secretary of Labor Secretary of Health and Human Services Marcia Fudge, PSRW Co-Chair Pete Buttigieg, PSRW Co-Chair Jennifer Granholm, PSRW Co-Chair Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Secretary of Transportation Secretary of Energy Dr. Miguel Cardona, PSRW Co-Chair Denis McDonough, PSRW Co-Chair Alejandro Mayorkas, PSRW Co-Chair Secretary of Education Secretary of Veterans Affairs Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Regan, PSRW Co-Chair Avril Haines, PSRW Co-Chair Katherine Tai, PSRW Co-Chair Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency Director of National Intelligence United States Trade Representative Linda Thomas-Greenfield, PSRW Co-Chair Dr. Cecilia Rouse, PSRW Co-Chair Isabel Guzman, PSRW Co-Chair United States Ambassador to the United Nations Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors Administrator, Small Business Administration PUBLIC SERVICE MAY 2-8, 2021 PSRW.org RECOGNITION WEEK #PSRW Mal Coles, PSRW Co-Chair Bill Burns, PSRW Co-Chair David Uejio, PSRW Co-Chair Acting Chief Executive Officer, AmeriCorps Director, Central Intelligence Agency Acting Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Richard S. Tischner, PSRW Co-Chair James C. Cruse, PSRW Co-Chair Glen R. Smith, PSRW Co-Chair Director, Court Services and Offender Acting Chairman and Senior Vice President Board Chairman & CEO, Farm Credit Supervision Agency Export-Import Bank of the United States Administration Jessica Rosenworcel, PSRW Co-Chair Jelena McWilliams, PSRW Co-Chair Shana M. Broussard, PSRW Co-Chair Acting Chairwoman, Federal Communications Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Chair, Federal Election Commission Corporation Commission Richard Glick, PSRW Co-Chair Dr. Mark C. Calabria, PSRW Co-Chair Ernest DuBester, PSRW Co-Chair Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Director, Federal Housing Finance Agency Chairman, Federal Labor Relations Commission Authority Daniel B. Maffei, PSRW Co-Chair Gary Hattal, PSRW Co-Chair Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, PSRW Co-Chair Chairman, Federal Maritime Commission Deputy Director, Federal Mediation and Acting Chair, Federal Trade Commission Conciliation Service Katy Kale, PSRW Co-Chair Tristan Leavitt, PSRW Co-Chair Mahmoud Bah, PSRW Co-Chair Acting Administrator, General Services Acting Chief Executive/Administrative Officer, Acting Chief Executive Officer, Millennium Administration Merit Systems Protection Board Challenge Corporation Stephen G. Jurczyk, PSRW Co-Chair David S. Ferriero, PSRW Co-Chair Todd M. Harper, PSRW Co-Chair Acting Administrator, National Aeronautics Archivist of the United States, National Chairman, National Credit Union and Space Administration Archives and Records Administration Administration Ann C. Eilers, PSRW Co-Chair Adam Wolfson, PSRW Co-Chair Mitchell P. Rales , PSRW Co-Chair Acting Chairman, National Endowment for the Acting Chairman, National Endowment for President, National Gallery of Art Arts the Humanities Lauren McFerran, PSRW Co-Chair Sethuraman Panchanathan, PSRW Co-Chair Christopher T. Hanson, PSRW Co-Chair Chairman, National Labor Relations Board Director, National Science Foundation Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory Commission PUBLIC SERVICE MAY 2-8, 2021 PSRW.org RECOGNITION WEEK #PSRW Shalonda Young , PSRW Co-Chair Kathleen McGettigan, PSRW Co-Chair Carol Spahn, PSRW Co-Chair Acting Director, Office of Management and Acting Director, Office of Personnel Acting Director, Peace Corps Budget Management Gordon A. Hartogensis, PSRW Co-Chair Gary Gensler, PSRW Co-Chair Craig T. Brown, PSRW Co-Chair Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Chair, Securities and Exchange Commission Acting Director, Selective Service System Corporation Andrew Saul, PSRW Co-Chair Martin J. Oberman, PSRW Co-Chair Gloria D. Steele, PSRW Co-Chair Commissioner, Social Security Administration Chairman, Surface Transportation Board Acting Administrator, United States Agency for International Development John P. Roth, PSRW Co-Chair Charlotte A. Burrows, PSRW Co-Chair Jason E. Kearns, PSRW Co-Chair Acting Secretary, United States Air Force Chair, United States Equal Employment Chair, United States International Trade Opportunity Commission Commission Erhard R. Chorlé, PSRW Co-Chair Thomas Jayne, PSRW Co-Chair John Bragg, PSRW Co-Chair Chairman, United States Railroad Management Member, United States Railroad Labor Member, United States Railroad Retirement Board Retirement Board Retirement Board.
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