Romolo Albert "Roy" Bernardi (born October 14, 1942Mayors of the City of Syracuse
. City of Syracuse. Accessed April 22, 2008) is an American politician from Syracuse, and former

United States Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development The deputy secretary of housing and urban development, in the United States government, is the chief operating officer of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. The current deputy secretary is Adrianne Todman, who was swor ...

(HUD). He was nominated by President George W. Bush on June 24, 2004, and confirmed by the

United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and po ...

on November 21, 2004. Bernardi served as Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development at HUD; he was appointed as acting

HUD Secretary The United States secretary of housing and urban development (or HUD secretary) is the head of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, a member of the president's Cabinet, and thirteenth in the presidential line of succe ...

on April 19, 2008, after the resignation of

Alphonso Jackson Alphonso R. Jackson (born September 9, 1945) served as the 13th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). He was nominated by President George W. Bush on August 28, 2004 and confirmed by the Senate on August 31, 2004. Jac ...

. He served until administration nominee Steve Preston was confirmed on June 4. In 1993, Bernardi was elected as the 51st Mayor of the City of

Syracuse, New York Syracuse ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States. It is the fifth-most populous city in the state of New York following New York City, Buffalo, Yonkers, and Rochester. At the 2020 census, the city' ...

, where he served from 1994 to 2001. Bernardi had previously served as the Syracuse City Auditor for five terms. He is a graduate of

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. In December 2020, Bernardi was nominated to serve on the

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, but no action was taken and the nomination was returned to the president. PN2401 — Romolo A. Bernardi — United States Postal Service
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"Roy Bernardi"
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Biography

United States Deputy Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development George W. Bush administration personnel Mayors of Syracuse, New York Syracuse University alumni 1942 births Living people New York (state) Republicans {{NewYork-mayor-stub