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Acting Secretary Cristián Samper
Acting Secretary Samper   "The Smithsonian is an extraordinary institution—the premier educational, historical, artistic and cultural organization for the American people. We have a long tradition of scholarship, safeguarding many of America's treasures and inspiring millions of people who visit our museums every year. We are grateful to the experienced and committed staff, volunteers and donors who deeply care about the Smithsonian and what it stands for."
Cristián Samper, Acting Secretary of the Smithsonian
Recent Speeches
The Smithsonian: Fact, Fiction, and the Future at the National Press Club September 21, 2007 (PDF, 7 pages)
View Smithsonian Organizational Chart (PDF, 1 page)  
  G. Wayne Clough Named 12th Secretary of the Smithsonian  
Board of Regents
Congress vests responsibility for administering the Institution in the Board of Regents.
More about the Board of Regents.
-  John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the United States and Chancellor of the Smithsonian Institution
-  Richard B. Cheney, Vice President of the United States, ex officio
-  Thad Cochran, Senator from Mississippi
-  Christopher Dodd, Senator from Connecticut
-  Patrick J. Leahy, Senator from Vermont
-  Xavier Becerra, Representative from California
-  Sam Johnson, Representative from Texas
-  Doris Matsui, Representative from California
-  Eli Broad, Founder of The Broad Foundation, Chairman of AIG Retirement Services, Inc., Founder-Chairman of KB Home; resident of California
-  Phillip Frost, former Chairman and CEO of IVAX Corporation; resident of Florida
-  Shirley Ann Jackson, President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; resident of New York
-  Robert P. Kogod, Former Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Charles E. Smith Companies; resident of Washington, D.C.
-  John W. McCarter, Jr., President, The Field Museum; resident of Illinois
-  Roger W. Sant, Chair of the Board of Regents and Chairman Emeritus and Co-Founder of The AES Corporation, Chairman of the Board of The Summit Foundation; resident of Washington, D.C.
-  Alan G. Spoon, Managing General Partner of Polaris Venture Partners; resident of Massachusetts
-  Patricia Q. Stonesifer, Co-Chair and President of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; resident of Washington state
     
Senior Administration & Support Officers
-  Sudeep Anand, Treasurer
-  William W. Brubaker, Director, Facilities Engineering and Operations
-  Amy Chen, Director, Office of Investments
-  Bruce A. Dauer, Director, Office of Planning, Management and Budget
-  James Douglas, Director, Office of Human Resources
-  Ardelle G. Foss, Director, Office of Sponsored Projects
-  Catherine F. Harris, Director, Office of Research Training and Services
-  Michael A. Headley, Director, Exhibits Central
-  Chandra P. Heilman, Ombudsman
-  Nicole L. Krakora, Director, Office of Special Events and Protocol
-  Robert Fraga, Director, Office of Contracting
-  James J. McLaughlin, Director, Office of Protection Services
-  Carole M.P. Neves, Director, Policy and Analysis
-  Nell Payne, Director, Government Relations
-  Katherine Neill Ridgley, Director, Visitor Information and Associates’ Reception Center
-  Ann Speyer, Chief Information Officer
-  Carey Winfrey, Editor-in-Chief, Smithsonian magazine
-  Elizabeth Ziebarth, Coordinator, Accessibility Program
-  Andrew J. Zino, Comptroller
Senior Executives
-  Virginia B. Clark, Director, External Affairs
-  John E. Huerta, General Counsel
-  Richard Kurin, Acting Under Secretary for History, Art and Culture
-  John K. Lapiana, Chief of Staff, Office of the Regents
-  Evelyn S. Lieberman, Director, Communications and Public Affairs
-  Alice C. Maroni, Chief Financial Officer
-  Era L. Marshall, Director, Office of Equal Employment and Minority Affairs
-  Alison McNally, Acting Under Secretary for Finance and Administration
-  Tom Ott, Acting Chief Executive Officer, Smithsonian Business Ventures & President and Publisher, Magazine Publishing
-  Charles Alcock, Acting Under Secretary for Science
-  A. Sprightley Ryan, Inspector General
     
Museum, Research & Program Directors
-  Camille Giraud Akeju, Director, Anacostia Museum
-  Charles R. Alcock, Director, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
-  Eldredge "Biff" Bermingham, Acting Director, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
-  M. John Berry, Director, National Zoological Park
-  Elizabeth Broun, Director, Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery
-  Lonnie G. Bunch, Director, National Museum of African American History and Culture
-  Harold A. Closter, Director, Smithsonian Affiliations
-  Anna R. Cohn, Director, Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service
-  John R. Dailey, Director, National Air and Space Museum
-  Merry A. Foresta, Director, Smithsonian Photography Initiative
-  Brent D. Glass, Director, National Museum of American History, Behring Center
-  Nancy E. Gwinn, Director, Smithsonian Institution Libraries
-  Anson "Tuck" Hines, Director, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
-  Allen R. Kane, Director, National Postal Museum
-  Richard Kennedy, Acting Director, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
-  Robert J. Koestler, Director, Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute
-  Stephanie L. Norby, Director, Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies
-  _, Director, Smithsonian Latino Center
-  Franklin S. Odo, Director, Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program
-  Martin E. Sullivan, Director, National Portrait Gallery
-  Sharon F. Patton, Director, National Museum of African Art
-  Valerie J. Paul, Director, Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce
-  Julian Raby, Director, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
-  Paul Risser, Acting Director, National Museum of Natural History
-  Sally G. Shuler, Director, National Science Resources Center
-  John W. Smith, Director, Archives of American Art
-  Anne Van Camp, Director, Smithsonian Institution Archives
-  Susan L. Talbott, Director, Arts, Programs, Policy and Planning
-  Paul W. Thompson, Director, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
-  Barbara Tuceling, Director, The Smithsonian Associates
-  Kerry Brougher, Acting Director, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
-  Kevin Gover, Director, National Museum of the American Indian
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