Diary Prequel Package — page 340

\nne Ginsberg and ' hours with me on to Was on WTOP for the NYC measles outbreak. March 25, 2014 - Appeared on Diane Rehm Show on WMAU with Anne Ginsberg and .... To discuss TB for World TB day. March 26, 2014 - Testified at the House Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing with Francis Collins, Harold Varmus, Story Landis, Gary Gibbons. Chairman Kingston stayed for 10 minutes and then handed Chair to Dr. Andy Harris (R-MD). Harris questioned me on why we are spending so much money on AIDS given the decreased deaths compared to diabetes, CVD, cancer, etc. I explained that we are still in the middle of a pandemic. Appeared on Al Jazeera regarding Ebola in Guinea. March 27, 2014 - Dennis Kasper flew in from Boston to work for 2 hours with me on preparing me to present his NAS nomination. Met with Debbie Birx who is waiting for Senate Approval for head of PEPFAR (OGAC). To my dismay, the White House has not submitted her to the Senate for final approval. She has already had her hearing and did very well. April 1, 2014 - Ebola still raging in Guinea. Appeared on BBC TV with Katty Kay to discuss as well as BBC radio to discuss pandemics and gave interview with SLATE Magazine on Antimicrobial Resistance April 2, 2014 - testified at the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing in 192 Dirksen Building. Witnesses were Francis Collins, me, Harold Varmus, Gary Gibbons, Story Landis and Chris Austin. Chaired for last time (historic) by Sen. Tom Harken (DIO). I have been testifying before Sen. Harken for every one of the 25 years that he has been in the Senate as a member, Chair, or Ranking Minority of this committee. Present were Sen. Mikulski, Shelby (ranking minority of full committee), Moran (R-KS). It was a love fest for NIH, but there is not going to be any new money for NIH (~0.7% increase over 2014) because of budget constraints on discretionary spending. April 3, 2014 - Nice visit from Paul Huijts - Director General for Public Health in The Netherlands. He is very interested in antimicrobial resistance. We in USA and NIH are accelerating our efforts in this area due to increasing concern over this emerging problem. April 8, 2014 - Went to Princeton for the day to give "Public Lecture" at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Invited by Dean Cecilia Elena Rouse (formerly with Hillary Clinton). Met with students (lunch), chaperoned by Adel Mahmoud, gave lecture on pandemic influenza preparedness with many questions. Good visit. Ran into my old high school friend and college roommate - Lou LoBosco.