FAUCI DIARY ARCHIVE — Wednesday, October 19, 2005
https://faucisdiary.com/diary/2005-10-19

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DIARY ENTRY — Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Source: Diary Prequel, p. 134 of 2026.07.27_Diary-Prequel-.pdf
Words: 237
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“Intrigue” at the White House
Upon return from SE Asia, we have just heard that the overall responsibility for
Pandemic Influenza will be handed over to the Homeland Security Council (HSC) run by
Fran Townsend. Also, DHS will be playing a more significant role. We believe that this
relates to several factors: 1) the preparedness planning involves multiple agencies and so
there is a need for a coordinating entity. 2) The WH is concerned about the fact that it has
taken so long to get a plan out and now we realize that we need an Federal Plan (all
agencies) as well as a National Plan (State, Local, Federal). 3) Anxiety about the failures
of FEMA around Hurricane Katrina and the need to have centralized control over a
potential disaster (in this case pandemic flu). 4) WH staff wanting to assert themselves

        Also, it is becoming more and more obvious how the Public Affairs people at
HHS are trying to block Julie Gerberding and me from being out front with the Press.
They keep intercepting requests by the Press for me and Julie to put the Secretary out
there. This was seen in SE Asia and again is seen here. However, there is so much press
going on that I am getting plenty. They are, however, sucking off the good offers that I
get (network TV). In this regard, I am still doing a lot of CNN

DIARY ENTRY — Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Source: Diary Prequel, p. 134 of 2026.07.27_Diary-Prequel-.pdf
Words: 162
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Incredible evening. U2 gave a concert at the MCI Center in D.C. Bono
arranged for premier tickets for Chris and me. We met with Bono in the hospitality suite
before the concert and exchanged warm hugs and discussions. Amazingly, in the middle
of the concert in front of >25,000 people, Bono dedicated a song (“Miracle Drug”) to me.
He praised me and said that I was doing wonderful things for HIV/AIDS globally and
then dedicated the song to me. After the concert, he invited Chris and me to a private
reception at his hotel - The Ritz-Carlton in Georgetown – for drinks and discussion.
Everyone was bussing that he dedicated a song to me. I thanked him and we discussed
the need to keep up the PEPFAR program and make sure that we do not stop drugs in
people because the program phases out. There is no sign that the Administration will
phase the program out after the 5 years are up.