| Agency Name: | John Edward Fogarty International Center |
| Formed: | July 1, 1968 |
| Headquarters: | Bethesda, Maryland |
| Parent Agency: | National Institutes of Health |
The John E. Fogarty International Center was founded in 1968 by US President Lyndon Johnson at the National Institutes of Health to support international medical and behavioral research and to train international researchers.
On July 1, 1968, President Lyndon Johnson issued an Executive Order establishing the John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in order to support international medical and behavioral research and to train international researchers.[1] In March 2017, the Trump Administration proposed cuts to the NIH budget, including elimination of the Fogarty Center, saving $69 million.[2]
Past directors from 1968 - present[3]
| Portrait | Director | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milo D. Leavitt, Jr. | June 16, 1968 | July 1978 | |
| Leon Jacobs | July 1, 1978 | June 29, 1979 | |
| Edwin D. Becker (acting) | July 1979 | April 1980 | |
| Vida H. Beaven (acting) | April 1980 | January 1981 | |
| Claude Lenfant | February 1981 | July 1982 | |
| Mark S. Beaubien (acting) | July 1, 1982 | January 1984 | |
| Craig K. Wallace | January 1984 | December 1987 | |
| Carl Kupfer (acting) | January 1, 1988 | July 1988 | |
| Philip E. Schambra | August 1998 | September 30, 1998 | |
| Gerald T. Keusch | October 1, 1998 | December 31, 2003 | |
| Sharon H. Hrynkow (acting) | January 1, 2004 | May 2006 | |
| Roger I. Glass | June 11, 2006 | Present | |