FDA Closing Office In Jordan To Better Leverage Shrinking Resources
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Opened as part of the globalization initiative, FDA’s presence in the Middle East and North Africa will shut down in late December in an apparent cost-cutting effort.
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