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San Francisco AIDS Foundation Appoints Neil Giuliano Chief Executive Officer

San Francisco AIDS Foundation has appointed Neil Giuliano its new chief executive, effective December 13, 2010. Giuliano brings more than three decades of executive leadership experience to the foundation, most recently as president of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) and executive producer of GLAAD Media Awards. “Neil is an experienced leader, broadly respected for bringing people and communities together and for his collaborative approach to solving tough problems,” said Dr. Lorna Thornton, Chair of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation board of directors.

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U.S. lifts restriction on visas to HIV-positive foreigners

Washington (CNN) -- Foreign nationals who are HIV-positive will find it easier starting Monday to visit the United States.

The Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention removed HIV infection from the list of diseases that prevent non-U.S. citizens from entering the country.

HIV is the human immunodeficiency virus -- the virus that causes AIDS. Read more »

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US Says Anti-Gay Law Would Harm Uganda's Global Image

Voice of America David Gollust | Washington December 19, 2009 State Department official talks with US gay and lesbian groups concerned with the legislation in Kampala The U.S. State Department's top Africa diplomat says approval by Uganda's parliament of a bill criminalizing homosexual activity would harm that country's world image and undercut the fight against HIV/AIDS. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson discussed the issue Friday with leaders of U.S.
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