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LONNIE BUNCH – the man who guided the construction and completion of the National Museum of African American History and Culture had made more history!!
Bunch has been named the 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian Institutions. That means he will oversee and maintain more than a dozen museums and galleries as well at the National Zoo.
Lonnie Bunch will replace the outgoing secretary, David Skorton. His appointment makes him the first historian to hold the position and the first museum director to serve as secretary in 74 years..
CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN ROBERTS: “Lonnie Bunch guided, from concept to completion, the complex effort to build the premier museum celebrating African American achievements.” “I look forward to working with him as we approach the Smithsonian’s 175th anniversary, to increase its relevance and role as a beloved American institution and public trust.”
