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Mike Rock was appointed Vice President External Relations in 2007. He operates out of the Washington D.C. office of Union Pacific Corporation and its subsidiary Union Pacific Railroad.
In this position Mike is responsible for issues dealing with transportation and the railroad. This includes economic and safety regulation passenger rail and Amtrak security labor and state and local transportation projects involving the railroad.
From 1998 to 2006 Mike served as Assistant Vice President of External Relations and from 1992 to 1998 Mike served as the Director of Washington Affairs for Transportation. Prior to taking that position Mike worked at Union Pacific’s hazardous waste management subsidiary USPCI as its Director of State Relations in Houston Texas.
In 1989 under Secretary Sam Skinner Mike served as Deputy Director of Congressional Affairs at the U.S. Department of Transportation. Before joining DOT Mike was Minority Professional Staff on the Surface Transportation Subcommittee of the U.S. House Public Works and Transportation Committee. He was also the Legislative Director for Congressman Bud Shuster (R-PA).
Mike holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Dickinson College. | 