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FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., has resigned and will leave his post next month after almost two years at the helm. The move was a surprise, given he tweeted just two months ago that rumors of his departure were not true and he was determined to lead the agency through challenging regulatory issues.<\/p>\n
The public health agency has taken aim at\u00a0the opioid crisis, teen vaping and, most recently, dietary supplement regulation.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to be very clear – I\u2019m not leaving,”\u00a0he tweeted, on Jan. 3, 2019<\/a>. \u201cWe\u2019ve got a lot important policy we\u2019ll advance this year. I look forward to sharing my 2019 strategic roadmap soon.\u201d<\/p>\n However,\u00a0Gottlieb tweeted<\/a>\u00a0this afternoon, \u201cI\u2019m immensely grateful for the opportunity to help lead this wonderful agency, for the support of my colleagues, for the public health goals we advanced together, and the strong support of @SecAzar and @realDonaldTrump – This has been a wonderful journey and parting is very hard.\u201d<\/p>\n Gottlieb only said he was leaving, effective one month from\u00a0today, to spend more time with family, whom reside in Connecticut, while Gottlieb works at FDA in the Washington D.C. area. According to the\u00a0Washington Post<\/em>, which\u00a0broke the story<\/a>, White House officials assured the move was not initiated by President Trump.<\/p>\n