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Ombudsman’s Annual Report for 2008 FDA, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) The CDER Ombudsman’s Office houses both the CDER Ombudsman, Virginia L. Behr, and CDER’s Product Jurisdiction Officer, LCDR Ayoub Suliman. This report briefly explains their roles and details the number and variety of interactions between the Ombudsman’s Office and its constituents. I. The Ombudsman’s Role The United States Ombudsman’s Association (USOA) defines a governmental Ombudsman as “an independent, impartial public official with authority and responsibi