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Sanofi-aventis U.S. Appoints Patrick McLain Vice President, U.S. Federal Government Affairs and Policy

Bridgewater, N.J., October 29, 2009 - Sanofi-aventis U.S. (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) is pleased to announce that Patrick McLain has been appointed Vice President, U.S. Federal Government Affairs and Policy. He will report to Edward Greissing, Vice President of U.S. Corporate Affairs.

Patrick was previously Vice President, Federal Government Relations at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).  Prior to joining GSK, Patrick was a Senior Vice President with Rowan & Blewitt, Inc., an issue and crisis management consulting firm where he represented a variety of healthcare companies as well as those in the food and agriculture business.

Patrick began his career in Washington DC, where he served for 14 years as Counsel to the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, which was chaired by Congressman John Dingell. He was responsible for numerous congressional investigations focusing on a wide range of issues in the healthcare, energy and communications areas until he left for the private sector.

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Sanofi-aventis U.S. is an affiliate of sanofi-aventis, a leading global pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and distributes therapeutic solutions to help improve the lives of patients.  Sanofi-aventis is listed in Paris (EURONEXT: SAN) and in New York (NYSE: SNY).

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