The John E. Fogarty International Center was founded in 1968 by US President Lyndon Johnson at the National Institutes of Health to support international medical and behavioral research and to train international researchers.
History On July 1, 1968, President Lyndon Johnson issued an Executive Order establishing the John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in order to support international medical and behavioral research and to train international researchers. In March 2017, the Trump administration proposed cuts to the NIH budget, including elimination of the Fogarty Center, saving $69 million.Donald G. McNeil Jr. Trump Plan Eliminates a Global Sentinel Against Disease, Experts Warn New York Times, 17 March 2017, retrieved 12 July 2018
Directors Past directors from 1968 - present
PortraitDirectorTook officeLeft office1Milo D. Leavitt, Jr.June 16, 1968June 30, 19782Leon JacobsJuly 1, 1978June 29, 1979actingEdwin D. BeckerJuly 1979April 1980actingVida H. BeavenApril 1980January 19813Claude LenfantFebruary 1981 July 1982actingMark S. BeaubienJuly 1, 1982January 19844Craig K. WallaceJanuary 19, 1984December 1987actingCarl KupferJanuary 1, 1988July 19885Philip E. SchambraAugust 1989September 30, 19986Gerald T. KeuschOctober 1, 1998December 31, 2003actingSharon H. HrynkowJanuary 1, 2004May 20067Roger I. GlassJune 11, 2006January 14, 2023actingPeter KilmarxJanuary 15, 2023May 4, 20248Kathleen NeuzilMay 5, 2024Present
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