The president said he had fired the museum leader — setting up a standoff between the White House and the Smithsonian.

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump announced in a Truth Social post on May 30 that he fired Kim Sajet from her role as director of Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. “Upon the request ...

President Donald Trump announced Friday that he is firing Kim Sajet, the longtime director of the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, for being “a highly partisan person, and a strong ...

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Kim Sajet, the director of the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) in Washington, DC, announced on Friday (13 June) that she is resigning after 12 years in the role.

Credit: Kim Sajet, Director of the National Portrait Gallery and host of “PORTRAITS.” Washington D.C. has often been referred to as a “bubble,” a world of politics, international diplomacy ...

The National Portrait Gallery has an identity opportunity. One might be tempted to call it a problem if Kim Sajet weren’t at the helm. The new director of the Smithsonian's National Portrait ...

Kim Sajet (pronounced Sayet), currently president and CEO of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, has been appointed director of the National Portrait Gallery, effective April 1. Sajet will lead ...

National Portrait Gallery Director Kim Sajet speaks at an exhibition opening at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., on April 29, 2022.

The National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., has named Kim Sajet its new director. Ms. Sajet is currently the president and chief executive of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania in Philde… ...

Sajet has been the director of the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., since 2013. She is the first woman to lead the gallery since its founding in 1962.