[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 30, Number 28 (Monday, July 18, 1994)]
[Page 1451]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Statement on the Resignation of National AIDS Policy Coordinator 
Kristine Gebbie

July 8, 1994

    Kristine Gebbie, the first National AIDS Policy Coordinator, served 
ably and with dedication as a member of our administration. With her 
help, the Federal Government finally began exercising real leadership in 
response to this terrible epidemic. Working together, we boosted funding 
for the Ryan White Care Act, increased resources for prevention and 
research, sped the research and approval process for new drugs, and 
required every Federal employee to receive comprehensive workplace 
education. While more needs to be done--and more will be done--to fight 
AIDS, Kristine Gebbie's service as the Nation's first AIDS Policy 
Coordinator gave this vitally important battle a lift when one was 
desperately needed and long overdue.

Note: A statement by Kristine Gebbie was made available by the Office of 
the Press Secretary. This item was not received in time for publication 
in the appropriate issue.