TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration this week dismissed the remaining members of a federal advisory council on H.I.V. and AIDS. The group’s executive director said the move was a common occurrence in new administrations, but others questioned that.
Six members of the body, the Presidential Advisory Council on H.I.V. and AIDS, resigned this year in protest of President Trump.
Kaye Hayes, the council’s executive director, confirmed in a statement on Friday that the remaining members had received a letter saying the administration was ending their appointments. ‘Changing the makeup of federal advisory committee members is a common occurrence during administration changes,’ she said.
She added that the Obama administration ended the appointments of members appointed by President George W. Bush ‘in order to bring in new voices,’ noting that the dismissed members could apply to serve on a new council to be convened in 2018.
Established by President Bill Clinton in 1995, the council can have up to 25 members who are appointed to four-year terms by the secretary of health and human services in consultation with the White House.”
-Matt Stevens and Daniel Victor, “Trump Ends Terms of Remaining Members of H.I.V. and AIDS Council,” The New York Times online, Dec. 30, 2017