The Nation - News from July 14, 1989
Health and Human Services Secretary Louis W. Sullivan named Dr. James O. Mason, assistant secretary for health, as acting surgeon general to replace the departing Dr. C. Everett Koop. Mason, formerly director of the Atlanta-based federal Centers for Disease Control, will serve in both capacities until Koop’s term formally expires in October. Sullivan is expected to name a permanent surgeon general at that time.
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