Giordano takes over post formerly held by Azeezaly Jaffer effective December 9, 2006.

From USPS News Link

Postmaster General Jack Potter has announced the appointment of Joanne Giordano as Vice President, Public Affairs and Communications. Giordano most recently served as Senior Advisor to the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), where she spearheaded a campaign to brand U.S. foreign assistance as coming “from the American people.” She joined USAID in 2001 as head of Public Affairs, developing and directing all internal and external communications to support the agency’s mission and operations in more than 100 countries.

“Joanne is a seasoned communications executive with a 20-year career in the public, private and nonprofits sectors,” said Potter. “Her extensive experience provides an excellent background for her new role.”

Before her work at USAID, Giordano was Senior Vice President, Communications, at America’s Promise — The Alliance for Youth, founded by General Colin Powell. She also spent 11 years with communications consulting firm Burson-Marsteller in their New York and Singapore offices, rising from account representative to vice president and leaving the firm in 2001 as Global Client Leader.

“During her time at Burson-Marsteller, Joanne was instrumental in generating a great deal of positive publicity for USPS during our 1992 Olympic sponsorship,” Potter said. “So she is no stranger to the Postal Service.”

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sidebar: This position was formerly held by Azeezaly Jaffer.