David J. Skorton became secretary of the Smithsonian in July 2015. (Kate Patterson/for The Washington Post)Smithsonian Secretary David J. Skorton, who successfully completed the largest fundraising campaign in the institution’s history, announced his resignation Thursday after only 3½ years on the job. Skorton said leading the Smithsonian was a “dream experience” but that he missed working in health care. He also oversaw the 2016 opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, a $540 million building that is the institution’s newest museum. Skorton’s is the second high-profile departure from the Smithsonian announced this month.

Source: Washington Post December 20, 2018 15:00 UTC