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tion of the next Sept 25-27, 2006 - Trip to San Francisco for International Assoc. of Physicians for AIDS Care (IAPAC) and ICAAC meetings and to speak at The Commonwealth Club. I gave talks on HIV/AIDS - the next 10 years (ICAAC); the decade of HAART (IAPAC) and emerging diseases (Commonwealth Club). The talks and the trip was a roaring success. Great weather, spent Sunday with Bob and Colleen Grady and Matthew and my family (minus Jenny in Brazil). Great hotel in SF - the "W" across the corner from the Mosconi Center Oct. 10, 2006 - Attended the swearing in ceremony for Mark Dybul as the U.S. AIDS Coordinator with the Rank of Ambassador at the State Department (Benjamin Franklin Room). Presiding was Secretary Condi Rice with Laura Bush present. I was given a "seat of honor" in the first row - sat next to Michael Gerson (former speech-writer for Pres. Bush). During her remarks, Condi specifically mentioned me - telling the story of how this all started (PEPFAR) years ago when the POTUS had his staff including Condi in the Oval Office and the POTUS was told by Tony Fauci, who is here with us today, that a lot of progress has been made in the treatment of HIV disease so that we could have a global impact. The day was a beautiful Fall day - bright sun and 75 F. Oct. 19, 2006 - A lot of political maneuvering regarding the election of the next Director-General of WHO Kristen Silverberg (now at State as Assistant Secretary) asked me about it at a dinner at Mark Dybul's house the day before his swearing in (see above). The 2 candidates that I prefer are either Margaret Chan (Hong Kong) or Julio Frenk (Minister of Health of Mexico). Shigeru Omi from Japan, Bernard Kouchner from France (MSF), and Pascoal Mocumbi (Mozambique) are also among the contenders. Christopher Murray from Harvard called me today to push for Julio Frenk since he feels that he is the one who understands best the connection between science and public health. He knows that the White House has been and will contact me for my opinion and so that is why he called. Oct. 20, 2006 - Served on a Panel at the Annual meeting of the White House Fellows Foundation and Association held at the Chamber of Commerce. Subject was "Community Engagement and Preparedness" relating to terrorist and natural disaster threats. On panel with me was Lee Hamliton, former co-chair of the 9/11 Commission and Patricia McGinnis, President and CEO of the Council for Excellence in Government. Had nice conversation with Lee Hamilton who is the Director of the Woodrow Wilson Center in DC (he has been a friend for a few years). Lee has been asked by President Bush to join with James Baker to come up with some alternative approaches to settling the quagmire in Iraq, i.e. a mid-course correction. Oct. 21, 2006 - Went to NIAF annual dinner at the Hilton Hotel with Chris. Usual celebrity show. Many friendly interactions with media (David Gregory of NBC; Sam Donaldson of ABC; etc). Hilarious impersonation of George W. Bush by comedian. I received this award in 1994. Major awardee tonight was Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito.