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Humphrey Institute alumnus Matthew Welbes was named executive director of the Federal Transit Administration

[This appointment]– the senior-most non-political slot available in the agency – marks the return of a position last held in the early 1980s. Terming this re-establishment “long overdue,� APTA President William W. Millar said: We’re very lucky to have a man we’ve worked with for many years – and one of the top-rated professionals within FTA – in this position.� Millar stressed that having Welbes’ appointment will ensure continuity during a presidential transition or other period of change.