FAUCI DIARY ARCHIVE — Saturday, August 20, 2022
https://faucisdiary.com/diary/2022-08-20

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DIARY ENTRY — Saturday, August 20, 2022
Source: Tony's Diary Package, pp. 1033–1034 of 2026.07.24_Tonys-Diary-Package.pdf
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Had my usual every three-week zoom meeting with Drs. Li and Hellmann. I explained to
them that as of Monday at 11:00 AM when I made the announcement of my stepping down
from the NIH, I will enter a new chapter in my career and in my life. There's obviously
stress and anxiety associated with this decision. However, there's also excitement for the
new adventure and unknown.

Had a wonderful Zoom meeting with Nathan Chen at 12:30 PM. He had been wanting to
meet me for some time now and we finally connected by zoom. He was so modest and nice
and kept expressing what an honor it was to meet me and speak with me. He is going into his
third year at Yale having taken off most of two years to practice for the Olympics where he gave
probably the most historically perfect performance to win the gold medal. He plans to go to
medical school after he graduates. I was struck by his maturity and modesty when I asked him
why he was interested in medicine. He said all his life he had been practicing to make himself
better and better and better, but it was all about himself. Now he wants to do something that has
a positive impact on society and on other individuals. The sign of a very mature young man.

I had a very long (1 hour and 10 minue) exclusive interview with Yasmeen Abutaleb
(Washington Post) concerning my upcoming stepping down from Government service.
Embargoed until Monday at 11:00 AM