A few weeks ago, I reported that Christopher Cox, Chairman of the Federal Securities and Exchange Commission, was undergoing surgery. I’m happy to let you know that FR friend Chris Cox today returned to work! Cox, of course, ably represented Orange County in the United States House of Representatives from 1989 until last year when he was tapped by the POTUS for this new role.
Here is the short AP blurb on Cox’s return to work:
Christopher Cox Returns to Work at SEC The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox returned to work Tuesday after several weeks recovering from surgery to remove a tumor, the agency said.
Cox, 53, had surgery Jan. 30 to remove a thymoma, a tumor on the thymus gland that regulates development of the immune system and is located in the chest above the heart. Thymomas are not always cancerous.
The SEC has provided no details of Cox’s medical condition.
Cox was nominated last spring by President Bush and became head of the SEC in August after 16 years in Congress as a California Republican.