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ng and excellent ling" all around. Tony: You achieved what we needed for OMB and State leadership get a feel of the breakthrough and the context of the O52 findings, largely due to your clarity , candor and authenticity... thanks my friend Eric PERSONAL This email is UNCLASSIFIED. May 27, 2011 - Taped interview with the WSJ appeared today . Long and excellent interview. May 29, 2011 - My Editorial appeared in the Sunday Opinions Section of the Washington Post entitled "30 Years of AIDS". Many people e-mailed and called about it. Again, the momentum building up about a change in paradigm to support universal voluntary testing and universal access to treatment and care. May 31, 2011 - Delivered lecture at NIH on "30 Years of HIV/AIDS: A personal Journey" in Masure Auditorium. It likely was the most widely attended lecture in NIH history. Julie Marquardt ()NIAID) kept track. The attendance completely filled Masur Auditorium (492 people), overflow completely filled Lipsett Auditorium (260) and 1130 people watched on Webcast. In total, 1947 people watched the presentation live, either in person or via webcast.. Incredible amount of attention to the 30th Anniversary. As I have said, the press attention to me and my field varies from intensity to very low levels. This is one of the periods of extreme intensity. June 1, 2011 - Took Amtrak to NYC to give Commencement Address at Albert Einstein College of Medicine Commencement at Lincoln Center. Incredibly hot and sunny day in NYC and DC - up to mid-90s. Came back home to find the air conditioning in my house broke - Oy! June 2-5, 2011 - Press interest continues. Was on NBC Nightly News on June 5 and Fox Local News as well as Canadian Broadcasting System (CBC) Also, big outbreak of Shiga-Toxin producing E.Coli (STEC) diarrhea and Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome in Germany and other countries in EU related to contamination of bean sprouts. >1600 people affected with ~600 HUS and 22 deaths. Was on BBC with Katty Kay discussing this. June 6, 2011 - Had my BSC review for LIR. Rating was "Outstanding" all around. June 7, 2011 - Much activist activity brewing regarding the upcoming UN Special Session on AIDS this week. Funding countries are refusing to commit to putting up the resources to get 13 to 15 million people on treatment by 2015. On the basis of HPTN -