Key Global Health Positions and Officials in the U.S. Government
Position | Official |
WHITE HOUSE/EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT | |
Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs/National Security Advisor, National Security Council (NSC) | Robert O’Brien |
Senior Director for Weapons of Mass Destruction and Biodefense, NSC | Anthony Ruggiero |
Deputy Senior Director for Weapons of Mass Destruction and Biodefense, NSC | Ryan Tully |
Director for Medical and Biodefense Preparedness Policy, NSC | Vacant |
Director for Countering Biological Threats, NSC | Philip Ferro |
Senior Director for International Organizations and Alliances, NSC | Hugh Dugan |
Director for Humanitarian Coordination, NSC | Rachel Grant |
Assistant to the President for Economic Policy/Director, National Economic Council (NEC) | Larry Kudlow |
Deputy Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs, NEC | Thomas Storch |
Director for Global Health and International Development, NEC | Vacant |
Director for International Development, NEC | Vacant |
Senior Advisor for International Economics, NEC | Vacant |
Director, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) | Russ Vought |
Associate Director for National Security Programs, OMB | Mike Duffey |
Deputy Associate Director, International Affairs Division, National Security Programs, OMB | Robert Fairweather |
Chief, State Branch, International Affairs Division, National Security Programs, OMB | Joe Pipan |
Program Examiner, International Affairs Division, National Security Programs, OMB | Daniel Gastfriend |
Program Examiner, International Affairs Division, National Security Programs, OMB | Jennifer Liebshutz |
Associate Director, Health Programs, OMB | Greg D’Angelo |
Deputy Associate Director, Health Division, Health Programs, OMB | Tom Reilly |
Chief, Public Health Branch, Health Programs, OMB | Marc Garufi |
Program Examiner, Public Health Branch, Health Programs, OMB | Nicholas Burton |
Program Examiner, Public Health Branch, Health Programs, OMB | Cassie Boles |
U.S. Trade Representative, Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) | Robert Lighthizer |
Deputy U.S. Trade Representative, USTR | C.J. Mahoney |
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative, Innovation and Intellectual Property, USTR | Daniel Lee |
Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) | Kelvin Droegemeier |
Principal Assistant Director for National Security and International Affairs, National Security and International Affairs Division, OSTP | Aaron Miles |
Assistant Director, Biotechnology & Biosecurity, National Security and International Affairs Division, OSTP | Ian Watson |
White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator | Deborah Birx |
DEPARTMENT OF STATE | |
Secretary of State | Mike Pompeo |
Permanent U.S. Representative to the United Nations, U.S. Mission to the United Nations | Kelly Craft |
U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and U.S. Special Representative for Global Health Diplomacy, Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator and Health Diplomacy (OGAC) | Deborah Birx |
Principal Deputy Coordinator, OGAC | Angeli Achrekar |
Director, Office of U.S. Foreign Assistance Resources | Jim Richardson |
Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues | Kelley Eckels Currie |
Special Representative for Global Food Security | Vacant |
Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs | Pam Pryor |
U.S. Representative on World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board | Brett Giroir |
Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES) | Vacant |
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science, Space, and Health, OES | Jonathan Margolis |
Director, Office of International Health and Biodefense, OES | Eric Carlson |
Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights | Nathan Sales |
Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor | Robert Destro |
Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Persons | Vacant |
Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration | Carol Thompson O’Connell Ronald Mortensen (Designate) |
U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (USAID)* | |
Administrator | John Barsa |
Deputy Administrator | Bonnie Glick |
Associate Administrator | Vacant |
Chief of Staff | Bill Steiger |
Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Global Health (GH); Child and Maternal Survival Coordinator | Alma Crumm Golden |
Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, GH | Irene Koek |
Deputy Assistant Administrator, GH | Vacant |
Deputy Assistant Administrator, GH | Kerry Pelzman |
Deputy Assistant Administrator, GH | Monique Wubbenhorst |
USAID COVID-19 Task Force Executive Director; U.S. Global Malaria Coordinator, GH | Kenneth Staley |
Deputy U.S. Global Malaria Coordinator, GH | Rick Steketee |
U.S. Government Special Advisor on Children in Adversity, GH | Sarah Gesiriech |
Director, Center for Innovation and Impact, GH | Amy Lin |
Director, Office of Country Support, GH | Margaret Sancho |
Deputy Director, Office of Country Support, GH | Willa Pressman |
Director, Office of Health Systems (OHS), GH | Kelly Saldana |
Deputy Director, OHS, GH | Jesse Joseph |
Director, Office of HIV/AIDS (OHA), GH | Clint Cavanaugh |
Deputy Director, OHA, GH | Vacant |
Director, Office of Infectious Disease (ID), GH | Paul Mahanna |
Deputy Director, ID, GH | Megan Fotheringham |
Deputy Director, ID, GH | Christina Chappell |
Chief, Emerging Threats Division, ID, GH | Padma Shetty |
Chief, Malaria Division, ID, GH | Julie Wallace |
Chief, Neglected Tropical Disease Division, ID, GH | Juno Lawrence-Jaffer |
Chief, Tuberculosis Division, ID, GH | Cheri Vincent |
Director, Office of Maternal/Child Health and Nutrition (MCHN), GH | Kate Crawford |
Deputy Director, MCHN, GH | Anne Peniston |
Deputy Director, MCHN, GH | Alyssa Leggoe |
Chief, Child Health and Immunization Division, MCHN, GH | Carmen Tull |
Chief, Maternal and Newborn Health Division, MCHN, GH | Ruth Madison |
Chief, Nutrition and Environmental Health Division, MCHN, GH | Kellie Stewart |
Chief, Research and Policy Division, MCHN, GH | Neal Brandes |
Director, Office of Policy, Programs, and Planning, GH | Marita Eibl |
Director, Office of Population and Reproductive Health (PRH), GH | Ellen Starbird |
Deputy Director, PRH, GH | Shyami De Silva |
Deputy Director, PRH, GH | Kendra Phillips |
Climate Integration Liaison, GH | Dennis Durbin |
Assistant Administrator for Relief, Response, and Resilience | Jenny McGee (Designate) |
Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA) | Tim Ziemer (until June 5) |
Director, Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), DCHA | Carol Chan |
Assistant to the Administrator, Bureau of Policy, Planning and Learning | Ramsey Day |
Assistant to the Administrator, Bureau for Resilience and Food Security (RFS) | Beth Dunford |
Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Economic Growth, Education, and Environment (E3) | Michelle Bekkering |
Director, Office of Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment, E3 | Diana Prieto |
Senior USAID Gender Advisor | Bethany Kozma |
Global Water Coordinator, RFS | Jennifer Mack |
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) | |
Secretary | Alex Azar |
Director, Office of Global Affairs (OGA) | Garrett Grigsby |
Principal Deputy Director, OGA | Thomas Bryant Alexander |
Deputy Director, OGA | Colin McIff |
Assistant Secretary for Health | Brett Giroir |
Surgeon General | Jerome Adams |
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) | Robert Kadlec |
Director, Office of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), ASPR | Gary Disbrow |
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Incident Command and Control, ASPR | Vacant |
Director, Division of International Health Security, Office of Strategy, Policy, Planning, and Requirements, Office of Incident Command and Control, ASPR | Vacant |
HHS/CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) | |
Director | Robert Redfield |
Principal Deputy Director | Anne Schuchat |
Deputy Director for Infectious Diseases; Director, Office of Infectious Diseases | Jay Butler |
Director, Washington Office | Anstice Brand Kenefick |
Chief Medical Officer | Mitch Wolfe |
Director, Center for Global Health (CGH) | Rebecca Martin |
Principal Deputy Director, CGH | Vicas Kapil |
Deputy Director for Management and Overseas Operations, CGH | Ted Pestorius |
Deputy Director for Strategy, Policy and Communication, CGH | Serena Vinter |
Associate Director for Global Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Coordination, CGH | Elizabeth Omara |
Director, Division of Global Health Protection, CGH | Nancy Knight |
Director, Global Disease Detection Operations Center, Division of Global Health Protection, CGH | Ray Arthur |
Director, Division of Global HIV and TB, CGH | Hank Tomlinson |
Director, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, CGH | Monica Parise |
Director, Global Immunization Division, CGH | Will Schluter |
Director, Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) | Daniel Jernigan |
Director, High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology Division, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) | Inger Damon |
HHS/NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH) | |
Director | Francis Collins |
Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) | Anthony Fauci |
Principal Deputy Director, NIAID | Hugh Auchincloss |
Deputy Director for Clinical Research and Special Projects; Director, Division of Clinical Research, NIAID | H. Clifford Lane |
Associate Director for International Research Affairs, NIAID | F. Gray Handley |
Director, Office of Global Research, Office of Science Management & Operations, NIAID | Joyelle Dominique |
Director, Division of AIDS, NIAID | Carl Dieffenbach |
Director, Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (DMID), NIAID | Emily Erbelding |
Chief, Parasitology and International Programs Branch, DMID, NIAID | Lee Hall |
Director, Vaccine Research Center, NIAID | John Mascola |
Director, Office of AIDS Research (OAR); NIH Associate Director for AIDS Research | Maureen Goodenow |
Director, Fogarty International Center (FIC) | Roger Glass |
Director, Center for Global Health, Office of the Director, National Cancer Institute | Satish Gopal |
Director, Office of Global Health, Office of the Director, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development | Vesna Kutlesic |
Director, Center for Global Mental Health Research, National Institute of Mental Health | Pim Brouwers |
HHS/FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA) | |
Commissioner | Stephen Hahn |
Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Legislation, and International Affairs | Anna Abram |
Associate Commissioner for Global Policy and Strategy | Mark Abdoo |
HHS/HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (HRSA) | |
Administrator | Thomas Engels |
Associate Administrator, Bureau of HIV/AIDS | Laura Cheever |
Director, Office of Global Health | Kerry Nesseler |
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DoD) | |
Secretary | Mark Esper |
Under-Secretary of Defense for Policy | James Anderson |
Under-Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (P&R) | Matthew Donovan |
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, P&R | Thomas McCaffery |
Director, International Health Division, Health Affairs, P&R | Chris Daniel |
Commanding Officer, Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC) | Adam Armstrong |
Director, DoD HIV/AIDS Prevention Program (DHAPP) | Richard Shaffer |
Commander, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) | Deydre Teyhen |
Director, Division of Retrovirology; Director, U.S. Military HIV Research Program (MHRP) | Robert Gramzinski |
Director, Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch (AFHSB) | Douglas Badzik |
Director, Global Emerging Infections Surveillance (GEIS), AFHSB | Billy Pimentel |
OTHER AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS | |
Peace Corps*: Director | Jody Olsen |
Peace Corps*: Director of Global Health and HIV Office, Office of Health Services | Marie McLeod |
Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)*: Chief Executive Officer | Sean Cairncross |
Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)*: Vice President, Department of Policy and Evaluation | Thomas Kelly |
Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)*: Vice President, Department of Compact Operations | Anthony Welcher |
Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)*: Managing Director, MCC-PEPFAR Partnership | Agnieszka Rawa |
Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency*: Acting Chair, Pandemic Response Accountability Committee | Michael Horowitz |
Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency*: Executive Director, Pandemic Response Accountability Committee | Bob Westbrooks |
Department of Agriculture (USDA): Secretary | Sonny Perdue |
USDA: Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service | Ken Isley |
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)*: Assistant Administrator for International and Tribal Affairs | Chad McIntosh |
Department of Homeland Security (DHS): Chief Medical Officer | Duane Caneva |
Department of Homeland Security (DHS): Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans | Valerie Boyd |
Department of Labor (DoL): Deputy Under Secretary, Bureau of International Labor Affairs | Martha Newton |
Department of Commerce: Assistant Division Chief, International Programs, Population Division, Census Bureau | Oliver Fischer |
Department of the Treasury: Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery | Brian Miller (Designate) |
Department of the Treasury: Under Secretary for International Affairs | Brent McIntosh |
U.S. Executive Director, World Bank | Jennifer D. “DJ” Nordquist |
NOTES: * indicates an independent or quasi-independent agency. Acting officials in italics. Officials awaiting Senate confirmation are noted as “Designate.” As of May 14, 2020. |