I am confident you will be able to be the man at the microphone. This is your First Official appearance and we are grateful to happy with us, secured a bunch appointment as historic and a number of ways, hes the first africanamerican secretary to lead the Smithsonian Institution as well as the first Museum Director who was later appointed secretary and around 75 years, he is a historian, something i really enjoy and he understands. Its a great combination of things and this is the fourth position the circuitry bunch has had at the smithsonian. Notably any of predecessors could claim in 1978 he began his smith odeon career in the space museum as Education Specialist in 11 years later he joined the National Museum of American History and most recently served as a founding director of the National Museum of American History and culture. As a founding director he led an 11 year effort in constructing the 400,000 squarefoot museum in helping raise the matching Public Private funds that matc
I am confident you will be able to be the man at the microphone. This is your First Official appearance and we are grateful to happy with us, secured a bunch appointment as historic and a number of ways, hes the first africanamerican secretary to lead the Smithsonian Institution as well as the first Museum Director who was later appointed secretary and around 75 years, he is a historian, something i really enjoy and he understands. Its a great combination of things and this is the fourth position the circuitry bunch has had at the smithsonian. Notably any of predecessors could claim in 1978 he began his smith odeon career in the space museum as Education Specialist in 11 years later he joined the National Museum of American History and most recently served as a founding director of the National Museum of American History and culture. As a founding director he led an 11 year effort in constructing the 400,000 squarefoot museum in helping raise the matching Public Private funds that matc
Committee. Secretary bunche outlines his priorities for the institution and efforts to reduce the maintenance backlog and comments on public, private partnerships is with sony and funding and the challenges for the National Latino museum. From earlier this month this is about 50 minutes. The committee on rules and administration will be called to order pretty good morning. I want to thank my colleagues for attending and before i can thank the secretary for bringing some of their great collection for us to look at but mr. Secretary, we are glad to have you and several people from your team here to back you up if you need it but im confident you will be able to be the man at that microphone they are. This is your First Official appearance before the Senate Rules Committee and we are grateful to have you with us. Secretary bunches appointment is historic in a number of ways in the first africanamerican secretary to lead the Smithsonian Institution as well as the first Museum Director who
We call to order. Thank you to my colleagues for attending, and for our collection to look at. Were glad to have you and several two people, but im confident you will be able to be the man at the microphone here. This is your First Official appearance before the senate rules committee, im grateful to have you with us. It is historic and a number of ways, the first African American secretary to lead the smithsonian institution, as well as the first Museum Director who was later appointed secretary and around 74 years. Hes a historian, something i really enjoy, and he really understands, so its a great combination of things. This is the fourth position the secretary has had at the smithsonian, something i dont believe any of your predecessors could claim. In 1978, he began his smithsonian career at the national air and space museum. 11 years later, he joined the National Museum of American History, at the most recently served as the founding director of the National Museum of African Ame
We call to order. Thank you to my colleagues for attending, and for our collection to look at. Were glad to have you and several two people, but im confident you will be able to be the man at the microphone here. This is your First Official appearance before the senate rules committee, im grateful to have you with us. It is historic and a number of ways, the first African American secretary to lead the smithsonian institution, as well as the first Museum Director who was later appointed secretary and around 74 years. Hes a historian, something i really enjoy, and he really understands, so its a great combination of things. This is the fourth position the secretary has had at the smithsonian, something i dont believe any of your predecessors could claim. In 1978, he began his smithsonian career at the national air and space museum. 11 years later, he joined the National Museum of American History, at the most recently served as the founding director of the National Museum of African Ame