bigwangbowski
bigwangbowski t1_j28ffai wrote
Reply to TIL of the US Librarian of Congress. Appointed by the President and serving a term of ten years, they are the head of the Library of Congress with a broad range of responsibilities. Incumbent Carla Hayden appointed in 2016, is both the first African American and woman to hold the office. by Guiano
The Librarian of Congress before her was David Mao, who only served a year. I wonder what the story behind that is.
bigwangbowski t1_j28jsi3 wrote
Reply to comment by Oldenlame in TIL of the US Librarian of Congress. Appointed by the President and serving a term of ten years, they are the head of the Library of Congress with a broad range of responsibilities. Incumbent Carla Hayden appointed in 2016, is both the first African American and woman to hold the office. by Guiano
David Mao was the deputy librarian under Billington and from initial appearances, looked like he was on track to become librarian. My guess is that he wanted a job that was more law-focused as reflected by his experience and training as well as what he moved on to.