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Napolitano announces resignation from Secretary of Homeland Security
July 12, 2013
Washington, D.C.: On July 12, 2013, Janet Napolitano announced her resignation from her post as Secretary of Homeland Security.[1] She has served as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security since 2009, when she was appointed by President Obama.[2] Napolitano will hold her position as Secretary of Homeland Security until September.[1]
She will move on to become the President of the University of California where her salary will go from about $200,000 to the $591,000 salary earned by the current president of the university.[3] She will become the first woman to hold the position in the university's 145 year history.[3]
Napolitano previously served as the Governor of Arizona, where she set a state record for use of the executive veto power, vetoing over 180 times in her first six years as governor.[4]
See also
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External links
- The Daily Caller, "DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano announces resignation," July 12, 2013
- CNN, "Napolitano leaving Obama Cabinet," July 12, 2013
- L.A. Times, "Janet Napolitano, Homeland Security chief, to head UC," July 12, 2013
- CNBC, "Napolitano Leaving Homeland Security for U of California," July 12, 2013
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Daily Caller, "DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano announces resignation," July 12, 2013
- ↑ CNN, "Napolitano leaving Obama Cabinet," July 12, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 L.A. Times, "Janet Napolitano, Homeland Security chief, to head UC," July 12, 2013
- ↑ The Arizona Republic, "Napolitano exit would clear way for GOP to define state agenda," November 21, 2008 (accessed June 12, 2013)
