Paul A. Friedrichs is a retired United States Air Force major general who last served as the command surgeon of the Joint Staff.

Friedrichs retired from active duty in June 2023.

[2] He now serves as the senior director for global health security and biodefense on the National Security Council, and will be appointed as the inaugural head of a new government agency, the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy effective August 7, 2023.

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