U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., Director
CDC’s mission is to protect America from health, safety, and security threats, both foreign and domestic. Thomas Frieden has served as Director of CDC since 2009. He was Commissioner of the New York City Health Department from 2002 to 2009. He previously worked in India for five years as a CDC assignee to the World Health Organization. The following is from October 16, 2014, testimony before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Energy and Commerce Committee during a hearing on “Examining the U.S. Public Health Response to the Ebola Outbreak.” From the time the situation in West…
