Energy Secretary Chu Leaves Obama Administration
The Energy Secretary is a St. Louis native. His father taught at Washington University in St. Louis.
St. Louis native Steven Chu announced Friday that he will leave his position as Energy Secretary in the Obama Administration. Chu, the son of a Washington University professor, wants to return to academia, according to USA Today. "I would like to return to an academic life of teaching and research, but will still work to advance the missions that we have been working on together for the last four years," Chu said in a letter to Energy Department employees. Chu taught at Stanford for many years. President Barack Obama praised Chu's work. "Over the past four years, we have doubled the use of renewable energy, dramatically reduced our dependence on foreign oil, and put our country on a path to win the global race for clean energy jobs," Obama…
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