Washington, DC (Tuesday, April 29, 2025) – Malaria No More today announced Rear Admiral Timothy Ziemer will join Malaria No More’s board of directors, effective immediately. 

In June 2006, President George W. Bush appointed Ziemer to lead the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), where he served through the Obama Administration. Subsequent assignments included serving as Senior Director for Global Health and Biosecurity at the National Security Council during the Trump Administration. Following completion of that assignment, he served as acting Administrator at USAID for the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA).  

Prior to his appointment at PMI, Rear Admiral Ziemer served as Executive Director of World Relief, a humanitarian organization headquartered in Baltimore. Ziemer also completed a 30-year career in the U.S. Navy commanding several squadrons, naval stations, and an air wing supporting the first Gulf War. Subsequent assignments included serving as the senior fellow with the Navy’s Strategic Studies Program at the Naval War College, and Deputy Director for Operations in the National Military Operations Center on the Joint Command Staff. 

“We are fortunate to have Admiral Ziemer join the Malaria No More board of directors,” said Martin Edlund, Malaria No More CEO. “As the founding U.S. Global Malaria Coordinator, Admiral Ziemer literally built the U.S. partnerships with malaria affected countries that have turned the tide on this disease. His contributions will be invaluable as we work to put the world on the path to end malaria in our generation.”  

Since it launched at the White House Summit on Malaria in December 2006, Malaria No More has played a leading role in mobilizing the political commitment, funding, and innovation required to end malaria.  

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