UPDATE:

Statement from the President and the First Lady on Desiree Rogers

“We are enormously grateful to Desiree Rogers for the terrific job she’s done as the White House Social Secretary.  When she took this position, we asked Desiree to help make sure that the White House truly is the People’s House, and she did that by welcoming scores of everyday Americans through its doors, from wounded warriors to local schoolchildren to NASCAR drivers.  She organized hundreds of fun and creative events during her time here, and we will miss her.  We thank her again for her service and wish her all the best in her future endeavors.”

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White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers plans to resign next month, according to reporter Lynn Sweet of the Chicago Sun Times.

"As we turn the corner on the first year," Rogers told Sweet, "this is a good time for me to explore opportunities in the corporate world."

A longtime friend of the Obamas in Chicago, Rogers also told Sweet, "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.

"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."

Rogers, who came to the White House form Chicago, was in charge of last November’s State Dinner for the Prime Minister of India, crashed by Virginians Tareq and Michaele Salahi.

The Secret Service took responsibility for allowing the Salahis into the White House even though they weren’t  on the guest list. When members of Congress tried to ask Rogers about her role in the messup, the White House invoked executive privilege to shield her from questions.

Rogers was among several Chicagoans who took high profile jobs in the White House when fellow Chicagoan Barack Obama became president. They include Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and top advisers David Axelrod and Valerie Jarrett.