Rodney E. Slater
Politician
Rodney E. Slater''For the British Musician, see Rodney Slater (musician). Rodney Earl Slater (born in Marianna , Arkansas on February 23, 1955) was the United States Secretary of Transportation under U. S. President Bill Clinton . Slater graduated from... In this article: Rodney E. Slater, Bill Clinton, Arkansas, Dance Theatre, Risk management, Arkansas State University, Eastern Michigan University, Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, and University of Arkansas |
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Reuters | October 19, 2009
U.S. official invited to visit Taiwan
...the two sides," said Lin Chong-pin, strategic studies professor at Tamkang University in Taipei. Former transportation secretary Rodney Slater was the last U.S. official to visit Taiwan. He came in 2000 to attend an annual Taiwan-U.S....
In this article: Taiwan, United States, Eric Shinseki, Beijing, Taipei, Washington, China, and Nationalists
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washingtonpost.com | October 15, 2009
In the Loop: Miss Manners Has Advice for the Troops
...assistant to former Department Housing and Urban Development chief Andrew Cuomo and an aide to former transportation secretary Rodney Slater during the Clinton administration, is settling into the Department of Homeland Security as...
In this article: Usaid, White House, Osama bin Laden, and NATO
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Arkansas Democrat Gazette | September 30, 2009
Clinton up close in book
...surrounding him. Many of those are Arkansans, some with highprofile jobs and others with lesser-known insider roles. There's Rodney Slater, the transportation secretary from Marianna who is ... Subscribers must LOG-IN to read this...
In this article: Bill Clinton, All rights reserved, Associated Press, Taylor Branch, Haiti, and Rodney Slater
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starbulletin | August 04, 2009
Communication was vital to her in improving lives
...world, the importance of transportation as a way of improving the lives of all people," said former Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater. Born in San Francisco, Hyun was raised in Manoa and graduated from Punahou School. She was an...
In this article: GTE Hawaiian Tel, Hillary Clinton, White House, Hurricane Iniki, Cancer, Punahou School, and University of California, Berkeley
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Wall Street Journal: Politics and Policy | December 26, 2008
Obama's Secretary of Earmarks
...his cabinet a Machiavelli of this system. Mr. LaHood's thin background in transportation policy also makes him a curious choice. Rodney Slater, who served under President Clinton, had been Director of the Federal Highway Administration.
In this article: Ray LaHood, Barack Obama, Dictum, Federal Highway Administration, GOP, Mary Peters, Rahm Emanuel, and Bill Clinton
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Yahoo! News | November 11, 2008
Will Obama have a diverse Cabinet? (Politico)
...as strongly as I personally believe in diversity, I must also state for the record: Good appointments speak for itself. " Rodney Slater, secretary of transportation under Clinton, said that the historic appointments made by his former boss...
In this article: Barack Obama, Lani Guinier, Bill Clinton, Rodney Slater, Mike Espy, Artur Davis, John Podesta, Jennifer Granholm, and Donna Brazile
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www.washingtonpost.com | December 17, 2007
At the Tower of Barbour, Adjusting That Rightward Tilt
...Birmingham. They've certainly come a long way since then. Two former secretaries of transportation -- Norman Y. Mineta and Rodney E. Slater-- wrote a letter to senators decrying a provision in the pending energy bill that would allow...
In this article: Haley Barbour, Podesta Group, Norman Y. Mineta, Environmental Protection Agency, Revenue, and House Appropriations Committee
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www.washingtonpost.com | December 15, 2006
DISTRICT BRIEFING
...key players to work with his transition team, including Clinton administration officials Rodney E. Slater and Togo D. West Jr. Slater, a former transportation secretary, will oversee Fenty's transition working groups on the environment,...
In this article: Adrian M. Fenty, George W. Bush, Gallaudet University, Georgetown University, D.C. United, Togo D. West Jr., and Anthony A. Williams
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www.washingtonpost.com | May 03, 2006
Steeped in TV, Politics, Business
...impact on the community," Fields said, declining to elaborate on how she would make that happen. "We're not there yet." Slater said he might focus on transportation issues, particularly Metro access to the new stadium, as well as...
In this article: Theodore Lerner, Black Entertainment Television, James Brown, and DeMatha High School
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www.washingtonpost.com | May 03, 2006
A 'Man of Mystery' Steps Into the Spotlight
...in the heat. But even those last queries would not be easy. To Slater: Is it true he is thinking of running for governor of Arkansas? Slater said he has a friend running and left it at that To Faye F. Fields, who owns a technology...
In this article: Theodore N. Lerner, Stan Kasten, James Brown, and E mail
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Rodney Earl Slater (born in Marianna, Arkansas on February 23, 1955) was the United States Secretary of Transportation under U. S. President Bill Clinton.
Slater graduated from Eastern Michigan University in 1977, and received his Juris Doctor degree from The University of Arkansas in 1980.
Slater became an assistant attorney general for the state of Arkansas in 1980. He was appointed to several state government positions in Arkansas by Bill Clinton, who
was then the governor of Arkansas. Slater was also the director of governmental affairs for Arkansas State University during that time.
After Clinton became president, Slater became the first African American Director of the Federal Highway Administration.
In 1997, Slater was appointed to be the Secretary of Transportation.
Slater was able to muster bipartisan support in congress for his projects including:
* The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), making a record $200 billion investment in surface transportation.
* The Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment Reform Act for the 21st Century (AIR-21), which provides a record $46 billion to provide safety and security of the nation's aviation system.
* Negotiation of 40 Open Skies Agreements with other countries.
As of 2005 Slater is an attorney with the firm of Patton Boggs, LLP., where he works on projects related to the transportation infrastructure. He is also a partner in James Lee Witt Associates, a risk management firm headed by former Federal Emergency Management Agency head James Lee Witt. He currently serves on the board of directors of Africare and is the chair of the Board of Trustees of United Way.
In late July 2006, it was announced that Slater was part of a group of investors headed by Stan Kasten that successfully purchased the Major League Baseball team, the Washington Nationals.
- Birth Date:
- February 23, 1955
- Birthplace:
- Marianna, Arkansas
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