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JULIE GERBERDING AT THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB

Director of the CDC, Julie Gerberding, speaks to those gathered at the National Press Club on February 22, 2005 in Washington. She discussed the future of the CDC, saying the agency will play an ever growing role in American healthcare. She also discussed the problems the CDC has had to deal with since she took over in 2001. ..(UPI Photo/Michael Kleinfeld)

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