Press Release - Recess Appointments of Six Members of the Board of Directors of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation

The President today announced the recess appointments of the following individuals to be members of the Board of Directors of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK):

Darrell Trent, Deputy Secretary of Transportation;
John M. Fowler, General Counsel, Department of Transportation;
Lee L. Verstandig, Assistant Secretary, Government Affairs, Department of Transportation;
Arthur E. Teele, Urban Mass Transportation Administrator;
Charles Swinburn, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Transportation (Policy and International Affairs);
Mark S. Knouse, Executive Assistant to the Secretary of Transportation.