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FAA names new government affairs advisor

By Janice Wood · August 25, 2009 ·

WASHINGTON – FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt has appointed Roderick D. Hall as the new FAA assistant administrator for government affairs.

As the agency’s chief congressional liaison, Hall will serve as the advisor to the administrator and agency representative on matters concerning Congress and other government organizations.

Hall spent the last nine years as a congressional staffer, most recently as deputy chief of staff and associate professional staff member to Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

A native of Shreveport, La., Hall holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Dillard University in New Orleans and a master’s in political science from the University of Dallas, Irving, Texas.

For more information: FAA.gov

About Janice Wood

Janice Wood is editor of General Aviation News.

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