The President today appointed Robert Kiley, the former chairman of New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and former Ohio Congressman Don Pease to the Board of Directors of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak). The appointments are effective immediately.
"Robert Kiley and Don Pease have both had long and distinguished careers in public service," said the President. "They both will make excellent additions to this important Board."
NOTE: Biographies of the appointees were made available by the Office of the Press Secretary.
William J. Clinton, Appointment for National Railroad Passenger Corporation Posts Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/219910