By MIKE STOBBE
NEW YORK (AP) — The director of the nation’s high public well being company is out after lower than one month within the job, U.S. officers introduced Wednesday.
“Susan Monarez is now not director of the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention. We thank her for her devoted service to the American folks,” the U.S. Division of Well being and Human Providers wrote in an announcement posted on social media.
HHS officers didn’t clarify why Monarez is now not with the company.
Earlier than the announcement was made, Monarez informed The Related Press: “I can’t remark.”
The Washington Put up first reported she was ousted, citing unnamed sources inside the Trump administration.
Monarez, 50, was the company’s twenty first director and the primary to cross via Senate affirmation following a 2023 regulation. She was named performing director in January after which tapped because the nominee in March after Trump abruptly withdrew his first selection, David Weldon.
She was sworn in on July 31 — lower than a month in the past, making her the shortest-serving CDC director within the historical past of the 79-year-old company.
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