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'''Mary E. Peters''', of Arizona, was [http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/09/20060905-10.html nominated] September 5, 2006, by President [[George W. Bush]] to replace [[Norman Y. Mineta]] as Secretary of Transportation. The White House released a [http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/09/20060905-6.html fact sheet] on Peters in conjunction with her nomination.

On October 2, 2006, Bush announced his intention to [http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/10/20061002-15.html appoint] Peters as a Member of the Reform Board ([[AMTRAK]]) for a five-year term. [http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/10/20061002-15.html]

Peters served as the 15th Federal Highway Administrator, within the [[U.S. Department of Transportation]], from October 2, 2001 to July 29, 2005. [http://199.79.179.101/administrators/mpeters.htm] Peters reportedly stepped down to "return to Phoenix, AZ, to be with family." [http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/05nov/alongroad.htm] Peters was Director of the Arizona Department of Transportation when she was nominated as FHWA Administrator. [http://199.79.179.101/administrators/mpeters.htm] Previously, Peters was National Director for Transportation Policy and Consulting, HDR Inc. [http://www.leadershipdirectories.com/highlights/highlight.aspx?hilitedate=9/6/2006]