page_title: United States Postmaster General
section_title: Postmasters general under the Continental Congress
hierarchical_section_title: United States Postmaster General / Postmasters general under the Continental Congress
caption_attribution_description: English: Samuel Osgood, first Postmaster General of the U.S. Photograph of a mural by Constantino Brumidi in the rotunda, United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.
context_page_description: The United States postmaster general is the chief executive officer of the United States Postal Service. The postmaster general is responsible for managing and directing the day-to-day operations of the Postal Service.
  The postmaster general is selected and appointed by the governors, who had been appointed by the president of the United States with the advice and consent of the U.S. Senate, on the Board of Governors of the Postal Service. The postmaster general then also sits on the board. The appointment of the postmaster general does not require Senate confirmation. The governors and the postmaster general elect the deputy postmaster general.
  The current officeholder is Louis DeJoy, who was appointed on June 15, 2020.
caption: Samuel Osgood (1747–1813)
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