America
First Indian American woman postmaster in California in 166 years
New York, Sep 10 (IANS) An Indian American woman has
become the first female to be appointed as the postmaster in Sacramento
city in California in last 166 years, a media report said.
Jagdeep
Grewal will oversee 1,004 employees who process and deliver mail on 537
city routes and 94 rural routes - and fill nearly 20,000 post office
boxes, American Bazaar news portal reported on Wednesday.
Grewal
who earned her bachelor's and master's degree from Punjab University,
started her career in postal services in 1988 as a window clerk.
She was promoted to the post of manager after five years of service.
Referring
to the steep decline in the usage of postal services due to internet
and courier services, Grewal said that she looked forward to working
with Sacramento's Postal Service employees during a challenging time.
"It
is only through joint effort and collaboration that we can truly meet
our mission of providing extraordinary service while keeping costs
down," Grewal was quoted as saying.
She has also worked as a postmaster in Pacifica-Daly City, California.
The US Postal Service is facing cash crunch and recently reported a net loss of $586 million earlier this year.