Washington, D.C. – Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the senior Democratic Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement regarding the appointment by the President of Deborah Birx as Ambassador at Large and Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally.

“I applaud the President’s choice of Deborah Birx as Ambassador at Large and Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally. As Director of the Division of Global HIV/AIDS in the Center for Global Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Ms. Birx has been a dedicated force in efforts to eliminate the global scourge of HIV/AIDS. I call on my colleagues in the Senate to consider her appointment as quickly as possible, and look forward to working with her closely upon her confirmation.”