WASHINGTON – The ONE Campaign welcomes the confirmation of Dr. Deborah Birx to serve as US Global AIDS Coordinator, a position that leads America’s life-saving PEPFAR program and oversees its important partnership with The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria.

Tom Hart, ONE’s US Executive Director, said:

“Dr. Birx’s three decades of experience in the fight against HIV/AIDS and infectious diseases will be extremely valuable as the US charts a continuing course to lead global efforts to achieve an AIDS-free generation. As she assumes her new role, we look forward to working with Dr. Birx to develop bold new, outcome-oriented PEPFAR targets that strengthen support for the program and drive accelerated progress towards the beginning of the end of AIDS.

ONE commends Senators Menendez (D-NJ) and Corker (R-TN), the respective Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, for moving Dr. Birx’s nomination swiftly through the Senate.”