LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS JAMES BILLINGTON, APPOINTED IN 1987, WILL RETIRE James Billington, the librarian of Congress who has led the world's largest library for nearly three decades, will step down at the end of the year. The 86-year-old Russia scholar was just the 13th librarian of the institution since 1800 when he was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1987. The library is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and grew out of Thomas Jefferson's collection of books. It now holds a vast collection of research materials, historical resources and cultural treasures. Billington's decision comes months after a federal report outlined failures at the library regarding the electronic transfer of thousands of documents, the Washington Post reported. Many blamed Billington for wasting millions of taxpayer dollars, the paper reported. The vacancy will be filled by presidential nomination, with confirmation by the U.S. Senate, according to the statement. REFERENCE LINK: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/librarian-congress-james-billington... Best Regards, Raghvendra R The information contained in this electronic message and in any attachments to this message is confidential, legally privileged and intended only for use by the person or entity to which this electronic message is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, and have received this message in error, please notify the sender and system manager by return email and delete the message and its attachments and also you are hereby notified that any distribution, copying, review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of this electronic transmission or the information contained in it is strictly prohibited. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not represent those of the Company or bind the Company. Any commitments made over e-mail are not financially binding on the company unless accompanied or followed by a valid purchase order. This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Mail Scanner, and is believed to be clean. The Company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. www.jubl.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.