CHART: A Museum Director's Top Trips

W. Richard West Jr. spent more than $250,000 in Smithsonian Institution funds between 2003 and 2007 while traveling as director of the National Museum of the American Indian. West said a mandate from Congress required him to be a global ambassador for his museum.

SOURCE: Smithsonian travel vouchers and authorizations | By Tobey - The Washington Post - December 28, 2007

This Story Indian Museum Director Spent Lavishly on Travel Article \| The founding director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian spent more than $250,000 in institution funds over the past four years on first-class transportation and plush lodging in hotels around the world, including more than a dozen trips to Paris. CHART: A Museum Director's Top Trips MAP VIDEO: Smithsonian Funds Expensive Retirement Video Washington Post Investigations		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: Smithsonian travel vouchers and authorizations \| By Tobey - The Washington Post - December 28, 2007 ¬es=W. Richard West Jr. spent more than $250,000 in Smithsonian Institution funds between 2003 and 2007 while traveling as director of the National Museum of the American Indian. West said a mandate from Congress required him to be a global ambassador for his museum." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: Smithsonian travel vouchers, authorizations \| By Tobey - The Washington Post - December 28, 2007 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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