Scott Gottlieb, commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration, has resigned his position reportedly in order to spend more time with his family in Connecticut. The FDA job involved a weekly commute to Washington DC, a distance of about 277 miles.
Announced on 5 March, the resignation is expected to take effect in about a month. It was confirmed in a tweet by President Trump who praised Dr Gottlieb for his work leading the drug regulatory authority, a job that he has held since May 2017.