White House Social Secretary Will Step Down

White House social secretary Desiree Rogers will leave her position next month. Rogers says she feels comfortable leaving because her principle goal—changing the White House into a more open "people's house"—had largely been achieved, she tells the Chicago Sun-Times. But her tenure will be best remembered for President Obama's first state dinner, which was crashed by at least three uninvited guests.

"As we turn the corner on the first year, this is a good time for me to explore opportunities in the corporate world," Rogers said. "When I took on this assignment, we talked about the importance of creating the people's house. I think I completed that work."
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