William J. Bosanko
William J. Bosanko | |
|---|---|
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| Archivist of the United States | |
Acting | |
| In office February 7, 2025 – February 16, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Colleen Joy Shogan |
| Succeeded by | Marco Rubio (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Susquehanna University (BA) |
William Jamieson "Jay" Bosanko[1] is an American archivist who served as the acting Archivist of the United States, the head of the National Archives and Records Administration.
Education
[edit]Bosanko holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Susquehanna University.[2]
Career
[edit]Bosanko started at the National Archives in 1993 as an archives technician.[2][3] He joined the Information Security Oversight Office in 1998 and served as its Director from May 16, 2008[4] to 2011, previously serving as the acting director from January 3, 2008.[1][2]
He was appointed to lead the Controlled Unclassified Information Office by Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein following its creation.[5]
From January 2013 to November 2023 he served as the National Archive's Chief Operating Officer.[2]
He was appointed Deputy Archivist of the United States on December 1, 2023 and became the acting archivist on February 7, 2025 following the dismissal of Colleen Joy Shogan by Donald Trump.[6] Bosanko announced his intention to resign the following week, on February 18, 2025.[3][7] He was reportedly pushed out by Jim Byron, the recent president of the Richard Nixon Foundation. Byron reportedly told Bosanko he could either resign or be "fired the next week," according to Mother Jones.[7] It was previously reported, by Rolling Stone, that Bosanko was among a list of individuals at the agency which Donald Trump wanted to remove from the agency, including those involved with the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago.[8] CNN later reported that apart from Bosanko, five other senior National Archives officials "are also expected to resign."[9] Marco Rubio replaced Bosanko as Acting Archivist of the United States on February 16.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "William J. Bosanko Named New Director of Information Security Oversight Office". National Archives. April 16, 2008. Archived from the original on February 10, 2025. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Deputy Archivist of the United States". National Archives. February 8, 2025. Archived from the original on January 8, 2025. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
- ^ a b Sharman, Keith (2025-02-14). "Deputy archivist of the U.S. to retire following Trump firing of National Archives chief". CBS News. Archived from the original on 2025-02-15. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
- ^ "History of the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO)". National Archives. 15 August 2016. Archived from the original on February 10, 2025. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
- ^ "Controlled Unclassified Information Office Established". National Archives. May 22, 2008. Archived from the original on February 10, 2025. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
- ^ Vazquez, Maegan (2025-02-08). "Trump dismisses archivist to the United States". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2025-02-15. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
- ^ a b Friedman, Dan; Corn, David (February 14, 2025). "National Archives Head Resigns as Trump Takes Control of Records". Mother Jones. Archived from the original on February 15, 2025. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
- ^ Bort, Bryan; Suebsaeng, Asawin (February 10, 2025). "Trump Has a 'List' of National Archives Staff to Fire as Revenge for Docs Scandal". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 14, 2025. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
- ^ Gangel, Jaime (February 14, 2025). "White House forcing out top leadership at National Archives in major shakeup". CNN. Archived from the original on February 15, 2025. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
- ^ Trump, Donald (2025-02-16). "'I am pleased to announce that Jim Byron will be serving as Senior Advisor to our Acting Archivist, United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio, at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Jim will manage the National Archives on a day-to-day basis, while we continue our search for a full-time Archivist. Jim has worked with the National Archives for many years, and understands the great responsibility and duty we have to preserve the History of our Great Country.'". Truth Social. Archived from the original on 2025-02-22. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
- ^ Vazquez, Maegan (2025-02-16). "Acting archivist, inspector general for National Archives forced out". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2025-02-17. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
External links
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- Deputy Archivist page at archives.gov