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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 5, 2019
Contact: HHS Press Office
202-690-6343
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Secretary Azar Praises Commissioner Gottlieb’s Service at FDA

HHS Secretary Alex Azar issued the following statement regarding the service of Food and Drug Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, who announced his planned resignation on Tuesday (effective in one month):

“All of us at HHS are proud of the remarkable work Commissioner Gottlieb has done at the FDA. He has been an exemplary public health leader, aggressive advocate for American patients, and passionate promoter of innovation. I will personally miss working with Scott on the important goals we share, and I know that is true for so many other members of the HHS family.

Scott’s leadership inspired historic results from the FDA team, which delivered record approvals of both innovative treatments and affordable generic drugs, while advancing important policies to confront opioid addiction, tobacco and youth e-cigarette use, chronic disease, and more. The public health of our country is better off for the work Scott and the entire FDA team have done over the last two years.”

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Last revised: March 5, 2019

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