Can we draw the following hypothesis from the context? 

Context:

I certainly want to add my thanks and congratulations to Dr. Henry Friesen, who has provided leadership to the country as head of the Medical Research Council for a long period of time, and who has worked very hard to move that model toward the one we have today, and who in fact talked himself out of a job.

Hypothesis:  Dr. Henry Friesen was at the helm of the Medical Research Council.
Yes