Desiree Rogers resigning White House job
Published: Feb. 26, 2010 at 2:59 PM

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Desiree Rogers, saying she had laid the foundation to make the White House the "people's house," plans to resign next month as White House social secretary.

Rogers Friday told the Chicago Sun-Times now "is a good time for me to explore opportunities in the corporate world."

Rogers, a friend of the first couple and former Illinois State Lottery director, has presided over 330 White House events in the past 14 months, including the state dinner for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that was crashed by a couple angling for a reality television show.

"When I took on this assignment, we talked about the importance of creating the people's house. My work was really to create this framework," she told the newspaper.

"I think I completed that work. Our office has been able to lay the foundation for what will be known as the 'people's house' and it has already taken shape."

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