Delaney Statement on Retirement of Atlanta Federal Reserve President Dennis Lockhart

WASHINGTON – Dennis P. Lockhart, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta announced this week that he will be retiring in February of 2017.

Congressman John K. Delaney (MD-6), a member of the House Committee on Financial Services and the Joint Economic Committee, releases the following statement:

“I want to publicly thank Dennis Lockhart for his exceptional service as President of the Atlanta Federal Reserve. Dennis has been a clear thinker and steady hand on issues important to the U.S. economy and his contributions will be missed. I had the privilege of seeing Dennis's talents first hand when he was a member of the Board of Directors of my company prior to his service at the Fed, and I have enjoyed following his efforts in the public sector. I wish him well with his future endeavors.”

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