[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 140 (Wednesday, August 22, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S5829]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO DONALD SHRIBER

  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. President, today I wish to recognize and thank 
Donald Shriber for his more than 30 years of public service. In 
addition to being an outstanding public servant who has dedicated his 
career to government service, Donald is also a proud Marylander. At the 
end of the month, Donald will retire from the Federal Government after 
a distinguished career at the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention and in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate.
  Donald began his career with the CDC as the head of the agency's 
Washington, DC, office and went on to lead policy and communications 
for CDC's important work in global health. Donald leaves a legacy of 
deep engagement in public health policy and a cadre of colleagues 
mentored to think creatively to solve complex public health challenges. 
Before starting at the CDC, Donald began his policy career on Capitol 
Hill, working in the House and Senate on healthcare and public health-
related legislation. He served as a senior adviser to the legendary 
John Dingell, writing laws that continue to have a major impact on 
public health and healthcare today.
  During his tenure at CDC, Donald was awarded two prestigious 
Presidential Rank Awards for his leadership. A steady hand during a 
public health emergency, Donald helped advise four CDC Directors, three 
Acting Directors, and countless administration officials over three 
administrations through complex policy discussions during some of the 
biggest public health challenges of the 21st century, including 9/11, 
the anthrax attacks of 2001, SARS, Hurricane Katrina, the H1N1 flu 
pandemic, and the Ebola epidemic.
  Among his many contributions to the agency, the one most appreciated 
by many of his colleagues has been his thoughtful mentorship to the 
next generation of CDC leaders. Always a voice of wisdom, Donald is a 
reliable source of thoughtful strategic advice and novel approaches to 
public health policy. He challenged the agency to think about how 
policies in all areas of government can affect public health, and he 
made the agency stronger by working to leverage those areas across 
government to improve public health.
  Today, I want to recognize Donald for his career at the CDC, his 
dedication to public service, and a lifetime of work that has truly 
made a difference to the health of our Nation and around the world. On 
behalf of the U.S. Congress, his fellow Marylanders, and a grateful 
nation, I want to thank Donald for the important work he has done and 
wish him the very best in his next phase of life.

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