Willie Julian Usery
William "Willie" Julian Usery Jr. (born December 21, 1923 in Hardwick , Baldwin County , Georgia - † December 10, 2016 in Greensboro , Greene County , Georgia) was an American politician .
biography
After attending Midway High School in Hardwick, he studied at the Georgia Military College in Milledgeville . During the Second World War , he did his military service in the US Naval Reserve from 1943 to 1946 . He then completed a degree at Mercer University in Macon .
Usery, who is also a member of the trade union federation AFL-CIO 's in 1969 as assistant to the Minister of Labor ( Assistant Labor Secretary ) for relations with the trade unions in the government of US President Richard Nixon appointed and was one of these until the 1973rd He then became director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service , an independent government agency that mediates between industrial companies, corporations and governments worldwide.
On February 10, 1976, President Gerald Ford appointed him as Minister of Labor in his cabinet , which he served until the end of Ford's tenure on January 20, 1977. After leaving the government, he moved into the private sector and has been President of Bill Usery Associates, Inc. since 1978 and also a board member of AirTran Holdings in 2000.
Individual evidence
Web links
- Willie Julian Usery in the nndb (English)
- Willie Julian Usery in the Miller Center of Public Affairs of the University of Virginia (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Usery, Willie Julian |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Usery, William Julian Jr. (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 21, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hardwick , Georgia |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 10, 2016 |
| Place of death | Greensboro , Greene County , Georgia |