Dr. Anthony Fauci retiring: a look back (30 images)

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top infectious disease expert in the United States who fought the AIDS crisis and rose to prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic, is retiring. He gave his final briefing to reporters as chief medical adviser to President Joe Biden in the White House briefing room on November 22, 2022.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, testifies before a Senate committee hearing on the National Immunization Program's preparedness for future public health challenges on Capitol Hill in 2001. Photo by Roger L. Wollenberg/UPI

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President George W. Bush (R) awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Fauci for his work in fighting AIDS in 2008. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

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Fauci prepares to testify about swine flu before a Senate committee in 2009. Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI

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Fauci speaks during an event marking World AIDS Day in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in 2010. Photo by Roger L. Wollenberg/UPI

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