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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 31, 2018
Contact: HHS Press Office
202-690-6343
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Statement from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Regarding CDC Director Brenda Fitzgerald

"This morning Secretary Azar accepted Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald’s resignation as Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Fitzgerald owns certain complex financial interests that have imposed a broad recusal limiting her ability to complete all of her duties as the CDC Director. Due to the nature of these financial interests, Dr. Fitzgerald could not divest from them in a definitive time period. After advising Secretary Azar of both the status of the financial interests and the scope of her recusal, Dr. Fitzgerald tendered, and the Secretary accepted, her resignation. The Secretary thanks Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald for her service and wishes her the best in all her endeavors."

-- HHS Spokesman Matt Lloyd

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Last revised: January 31, 2018

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