Will engage with the Smithsonian Board of Regents and key Congressional colleagues to help ensure the process to select the fifteenth Secretary of the Smithsonian is fair, open, and free from political interference.

I look forward to engaging with the Board of Regents and with key Congressional colleagues to ensure that the process to select the fifteenth Secretary of the Smithsonian is fair, open, and unblemished by political interference.

Hoyer committed to engaging with the Smithsonian Board of Regents and congressional colleagues to ensure the next Smithsonian Secretary selection process is fair, open, and not politically tainted.

Hoyer Statement on the Retirement of Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III | Congressman Steny Hoyer
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I look forward to engaging with the Board of Regents and with key Congressional colleagues

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Hoyer publicly committed, during the lookback window, to engage the regents and congressional colleagues on the Smithsonian secretary-selection process, but this does not by itself prove that engagement occurred.

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Hoyer Statement on the Retirement of Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III | Congressman Steny Hoyer
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fair, open, and unblemished by political interference.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Hoyer’s stated standard matches the commitment, but the record located so far shows a goal rather than a completed outcome.

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Hoyer Statement on the Retirement of Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III | Congressman Steny Hoyer
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begin a national search for his successor.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The Smithsonian said the Board of Regents would start a national search, indicating the fifteenth-secretary selection process remained pending as of the announcement.

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Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III Announces Retirement | Smithsonian Institution
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the Secretary, who is appointed by the Board of Regents.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Official Smithsonian governance materials confirm that the Board of Regents controls appointment of the secretary, making board engagement relevant to the promise.

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The Smithsonian Board of Regents | Smithsonian Institution
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through his role on the Smithsonian Board of Regents

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The executive order provides official context for political pressure around Smithsonian governance, including use of the vice president’s regent role.

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Executive Order 14253 of March 27, 2025: Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History
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The Smithsonian has not identified any candidates.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Strong reporting one day after the commitment found no named candidates yet, supporting that the selection process was still unresolved during the lookback window.

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Smithsonian leadership changes give Trump an opening for control - The Washington Post
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