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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush moved Monday to replace Randall Tobias, the State Department official who resigned abruptly after being linked to a Washington call girl scandal. Bush nominated Henrietta Holsman Fore to be the administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, subject to Senate confirmation. Fore will also be the acting administrator, meaning she can start serving immediately. USAID is an independent federal agency that receives foreign policy guidance from the secretary of state and works to advance U.S. foreign policy goals.

Bush Pick for AIDS 'Czar' Misinforms Senate, Groups Charge Fri Oct 3, 8:54 AM ET Add World - OneWorld.net to My Yahoo! , Africa Action WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 2 (OneWorld US) -- During Senate confirmation hearings yesterday, Randall Tobias--ex-Eli Lilly CEO and Pres. Bush's appointee to head the U.S. Emergency Plan for AIDS (news - web sites) Relief--included in his testimony incorrect and misleading statements, according to a coalition of religious, youth, and AIDS activists that is urging the Senate to vote down the Tobias nomination.

Bush Taps Former Lilly Executive to Run AIDS Plan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On the eve of a trip to Africa where AIDS (news - web sites) tops the agenda, President Bush (news - web sites) on Wednesday named a former drug company executive to head a $15 billion U.S. program to combat the disease worldwide. His appointment of Randall Tobias, the retired chairman and chief executive officer of the Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co., drew immediate criticism from AIDS activists who said his connections to the pharmaceutical industry would raise conflict-of-interest issues. "Randy Tobias has a mandate directly from me...