Thomas Frieden Chosen as Next CDC Director

President Obama will announce on Friday that he has chosen Dr. Thomas R.
Frieden, the New York City health commissioner, as the next director of the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, administration officials said
Thursday.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/health/policy/15cdc.html

http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/commish/combio.shtml