Jessie Roberson has resigned as the Dept. of Energy's assistant secretary for environmental management, the department announced on June 15. She will leave DOE effective July 15, DOE said.
DOE said that in Roberson's resignation letter to President Bush and Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham, she said, "Although I was planning to serve the full term, personal family matters have required a change to my plans...." Paul Golan, principal deputy assistant secretary for environmental management, has been named acting assistant secretary.