Ken Salazar, Interior Secretary, Reportedly Plans To Leave Cabinet Position In March

Report: Interior Secretary To Step Down
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 13: U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar looks to the Statue of Liberty which, remains closed to the public six weeks after Hurricane Sandy on December 13, 2012 in New York City. The storm caused extensive damage to National Park Service facilities on Liberty Island, although the statue itself remained unscathed. Salazar toured the island Thursday while visiting the area to see damage caused by the storm. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 13: U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar looks to the Statue of Liberty which, remains closed to the public six weeks after Hurricane Sandy on December 13, 2012 in New York City. The storm caused extensive damage to National Park Service facilities on Liberty Island, although the statue itself remained unscathed. Salazar toured the island Thursday while visiting the area to see damage caused by the storm. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar reportedly plans to step down from his cabinet position in the Obama administration.

According to The Denver Post, Salazar will announce his departure on Wednesday. He has already told President Obama of his intention to leave the job by the end of March, and plans to return to Colorado to spend more time with his family.

During his tenure in the Interior, Salazar established seven national parks, 10 wildlife refuges and 18 solar energy projects. He also oversaw the government's handling of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Prior to joining Obama's cabinet, Salazar served as Colorado's senator and sat on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee. He was confirmed by a unanimous vote of the U.S. Senate in 2009.

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