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Ombudsman’s Annual Report for 2009 FDA, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) The CDER Ombudsman’s Office includes both the CDER Ombudsman,Virginia L. Behr, and CDER’s Product Jurisdiction Officer, LCDR Ayoub Suliman. This report briefly explains the role of the CDER Ombudsman and details the number and variety of interactions between the Ombudsman’s Office and its constituents for calendar year 2009. I. The Ombudsman’s Role Ombudsman is a word that originated in Sweden, is derived from old Norse, and means representative, commissioner, or ag