Peter R. Pastre, Government Relations and Public Policy vice president, will retire Thursday, Dec. 31, after six years with the Postal Service.
He joined USPS in 2020 to work with leadership and Congress to pass the Postal Service Reform Act, or PRSA, which was enacted in 2022. The PRSA included long-sought financial reforms that provided nearly $50 billion in relief to USPS and brought the organization a step closer to achieving financial stability. That same year, Congress supported the organization’s delivery fleet replacement and its increased electrification with $3 billion in funds from the Inflation Reduction Act.
Pastre oversaw the opening of a legislative office on Capitol Hill and the launch of a USPS government relations website. These helped increase stakeholder transparency and engagement surrounding postal policy, as well as the organization’s 10-year transformation strategy and its cost-saving and revenue-promotion initiatives.
Before joining the Postal Service, Pastre worked in government relations for the American Council of Life Insurers and MetLife. Before that, he worked in California state politics followed by legislative work for U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming.
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