'Mayor' Pete to give final official speech as U.S. Transportation Secretary Friday
Posted: Jan 16, 2025 4:30 PM EST
SOUTH BEND, Ind -- The U.S. Department of Transportation announced that U.S. Transportation Secretary "Mayor" Pete Buttigieg will give his final official speech at the U.S. Conference of Mayors Annual Winter Conference in Washington at 9:45 a.m. on Friday.
The USDOT states during his four years of leadership, the former mayor of South Bend traveled to all 50 states and around 200 communities of all sizes to hear from citizens, local officials, and community leaders.
USDOT officials add that Buttigieg helped steer $591 billion toward over 72,000 infrastructure projects in every state and territory.
You can watch the livestream of Buttigieg's final speech here.
There will be hundreds of mayors from across the country in attendance.