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Trump announces new leadership at CDC, nominates Erica Schwartz as director
Schwartz would be the agency’s second full-time director this term as Trump also names three senior leaders amid Senate confirmation concerns.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump nominated Erica Schwartz to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, tapping a former public health leader to stabilize an agency operating under interim leadership.
- Schwartz, a physician, spent over 20 years in uniform serving in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard, where she rose to rear admiral and coordinated national COVID-19 responses as deputy surgeon general.
- David Mansdoerfer, a former senior HHS official, praised her record, saying she will "definitely understand the culture of CDC," as Trump also appointed Sean Slovenski and Jennifer Shuford as deputy directors.
- If confirmed, Schwartz would replace acting director Jay Bhattacharya and become the agency's second full-time director this term, following Director Susan Monarez, who was fired after merely four weeks.
- Success hinges on the GOP Senate health committee, chaired by Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician and vaccination supporter, after the administration withdrew its first nominee, Dave Weldon, over confirmation concerns.
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Trump Nominates Dr. Erica Schwartz as CDC Director
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Trump picks new director for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • Oklahoma Voice
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo courtesy of CDC)WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday said he will nominate Erica Schwartz, who served in the president’s first administration, to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a seat left vacant for months after his last director said she was ousted in a rift over childhood vaccines. Trump announced his new pick on his social media platfo…
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(The Epoch Times)—President Donald Trump on April 16 nominated a new director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Erica Schwartz will now face senators, who will decide whether to confirm her as the CDC’s leader. Here’s what to know about Schwartz. She Has Public Health Experience Schwartz graduated from Brown University in 1998 with a medical degree. She later obtained a master’s degree in public health and a law degree. She…
Hawaii Tribune-Herald
New Hampshire Union LeaderTrump nominates former deputy surgeon general as CDC director
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would nominate Erica Schwartz, who had served as deputy surgeon general during the COVID-19 pandemic, to become director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention following multiple leadership shakeups at the health agency. The post Trump nominates former deputy surgeon general as CDC director appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.
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