Meeting

A Conversation With CDC Director Mandy K. Cohen

Monday, November 25, 2024
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images
Speaker
Mandy K. Cohen
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Presider
Harold Varmus
Lewis Thomas University Professor, Weill Cornell Medical College; Chair, WHO Science Council; CFR Member 

Dr. Mandy K. Cohen reflects on her time as CDC director, highlighting the progress and accomplishments of the Biden administration both domestically and globally. 

Explore More on United States

Trade

The Contentious U.S.-China Trade Relationship
President Donald Trump’s trade war with China that began in his first administration has snowballed into greater tensions between the world’s biggest economies, but experts say completely decoupling from one another is likely impossible.

by CFR.org Editors April 14, 2025

Trade

What Are Tariffs?
President Donald Trump has begun his second term imposing tariffs against some of the United States’ leading trading partners to correct what he says are decades of imbalances harmful to the U.S. economy. Here’s how these taxes work.  

by Anshu Siripurapu and Noah Berman April 1, 2025

Public Health Threats and Pandemics

Fentanyl and the U.S. Opioid Epidemic
Opioid addiction has become one of the United States’ biggest killers, endangering public health, the economy, and national security. But closing the floodgates on fentanyl poses a significant foreign policy challenge.

by Mariel Ferragamo and Claire Klobucista March 28, 2025

Top Stories on CFR

Immigration and Migration

Can the Courts Undo Trump’s Deportation of Ábrego García?
CFR law and foreign policy fellow Matthew Waxman answers questions about the Kilmar Ábrego García case, which has put a spotlight on Trump’s immigration and deportation practices and set up a legal showdown between the White House and the courts.

by Phil McCausland and Matthew C. Waxman April 18, 2025

Iran

Where the U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks Are Headed
The two countries held their first meeting in seven years to discuss Iran’s contentious nuclear program. Here’s what could come next.

by Ray Takeyh April 14, 2025

Ukraine

Is a Russia-Ukraine Cease-Fire Deal Slipping Away From Trump?

Senior U.S. and French officials are meeting in Paris this week as part of President Donald Trump’s effort to negotiate a cease-fire in Ukraine—but the chances of that deal becoming a reality appear increasingly slim.

by Max Boot April 17, 2025