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Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Health and Human Services by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States. As of November 7, 2023 [update], according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 15 nominees have been confirmed, 1 nominee is being considered by the Senate, 3 positions do not have nominees, and 18 appointments have been made to positions that do not require Senate confirmation. [1]
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Denotes appointees who have left office or offices which have been disbanded.
Leadership
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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 Xavier Becerra [2] |
March 19, 2021
(Confirmed March 18, 2021, 50–49) [RC 1] |
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 Andrea Palm |
May 12, 2021
(Confirmed May 11, 2021, 61–37) [RC 2] |
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Office of the Secretary
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
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 Cheryl Campbell |
June 8, 2021 [3] | — |
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TBA | — | — |
 Robert Gordon |
October 11, 2022
[4]
(Confirmed September 29, 2022 by voice vote) [V 1] |
October 2023 [5] | |
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 Loyce Pace |
March 1, 2021 | — |
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March 26, 2021
(Confirmed March 24, 2021, 52–48) [RC 3] October 19, 2021 (as admiral, PHSCC) [6] |
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March 25, 2021
(Confirmed March 23, 2021, 57–43) [RC 4] |
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 Robert Otto Valdez |
February 27, 2022 [7] | — |
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 Melanie Egorin [8] |
October 7, 2021
[9]
(Confirmed September 30, 2021 by voice vote) [V 2] |
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 Rebecca Haffajee |
Announced April 15, 2022 | — |
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 Dawn O'Connell [10] |
June 28, 2021
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(Confirmed June 24, 2021 by voice vote) [V 3] |
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 Jeff Nesbit |
August 21, 2023 | — |
 Sarah Lovenheim |
March 22, 2021 [12] | December 30, 2022 [13] | |
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 Sam Bagenstos [14] |
June 15, 2022
(Confirmed June 9, 2022, 49–43) [RC 5] |
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 Christi Grimm [15] |
February 22, 2022
(Confirmed February 17, 2022 by voice vote) [V 4] |
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Operating Divisions
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Withdrawn nominations
| Office | Nominee | Announced | Withdrawn | Notes |
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Robert Otto Valdez |
September 16, 2021 | January 7, 2022 | |
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March 9, 2022 | January 3, 2023 |
See also
- Cabinet of Joe Biden, for the vetting process undergone by top-level roles including advice and consent by the Senate
- List of executive branch 'czars' e.g. Special Advisor to the President
Notes
Confirmation votes
- Confirmations by roll call vote
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Xavier Becerra, of California, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services)". US Senate. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Andrea Joan Palm, of Wisconsin, to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services)". US Senate. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Rachel Leland Levine, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services)". US Senate. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Vivek Hallegere Murthy, of Florida, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps and Surgeon General of the Public Health Service)". US Senate. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Samuel R. Bagenstos, of Michigan, to be General Counsel, Department of Health and Human Services)". US Senate. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: January Contreras, of Arizona, to be Assistant Secretary for Family Support, Department of Health and Human Services)". US Senate. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Patrice H. Kunesh, of Minnesota, to be Commissioner of the Administration for Native Americans, Department of Health and Human Services)". US Senate. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)". US Senate. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Robert McKinnon Califf, of North Carolina, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services)". US Senate. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Monica M. Bertagnolli, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services)". US Senate. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- Confirmations by voice vote
- ^ "PN1159 — Robert Michael Gordon — Department of Health and Human Services 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
- ^ "PN445 — Melanie Anne Egorin — Department of Health and Human Services 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. September 30, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ "PN258 - Nomination of Dawn Myers O'Connell for Department of Health and Human Services, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. June 16, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ "PN750 — Christi A. Grimm — Department of Health and Human Services 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
- ^ "PN1659 — Rebecca E. Jones Gaston — Department of Health and Human Services, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". United States Congress. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ "PN1840 — Roselyn Tso — Department of Health and Human Services 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
- ^ "PN449 - Nomination of Miriam E. Delphin-Rittmon for Department of Health and Human Services, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. June 24, 2021. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
References
- ^ Service, Partnership for Public. "Political Appointee Tracker • Partnership for Public Service". Partnership for Public Service. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ Alex Rogers (March 18, 2021). "Senate narrowly confirms Xavier Becerra as Health and Human Services secretary". CNN. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ "Cheryl Campbell". HHS.gov. March 22, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- ^ Diamond, Dan [@ddiamond] (October 11, 2022). "HHS announces that @robertmgordon — nominated 419 days ago (!) by Biden to be the health department's top financial official — has finally been sworn in" ( Tweet). Retrieved October 21, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Robert Gordon". LinkedIn. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ Diamond, Dan (October 19, 2021). "Rachel Levine, openly transgender health official, to be sworn in as four-star admiral in Public Health Service". The Washington Post.
- ^ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality [@AHRQNews] (February 27, 2022). "Bob Valdez, Ph.D., has been appointed as #AHRQ's Director effective today" ( Tweet). Retrieved February 28, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "President Biden Announces Intent to Nominate Key Role for the Department of Health and Human Services". The White House. March 11, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ "Statement by HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on the Swearing-In of Melanie Anne Egorin as Assistant Secretary for Legislation". United States Department of Health and Human Services. October 7, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ^ "President Biden Announces his Intent to Nominate Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Department of Health and Human Services". The White House. March 19, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ Hess, Beth (June 30, 2021). "Dawn O'Connell Sworn in as New ASPR - NACCHO". www.naccho.org. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- ^ Roubein, Rachel (March 22, 2021). "Inside the latest vaccine mystery". POLITICO. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- ^ Lovenheim, Sarah [@HHS_Spox] (December 30, 2022). "Today is my last day serving as the @HHSGov Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs" ( Tweet). Retrieved January 14, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "President Biden Announces 10 Key Nominations". The White House. August 6, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
- ^ "President Biden Announces Five Key Nominations". The White House. June 18, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ "OCS Welcomes Assistant Secretary January Contreras". United States Department of Health and Human Services. April 1, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
- ^ Contreras, January (August 12, 2023). "My Grateful Goodbye as Assistant Secretary for Children and Families". LinkedIn. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
- ^ "Robin Dunn Marcos". LinkedIn. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Announces Additional Biden-Harris Administration Staff Appointments". HHS.gov. March 2, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
- ^ Lonas, Lexi (April 21, 2022). "Top administration official overseeing care of unaccompanied children to step down". The Hill. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ "CMS Announces Director of Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services | CMS". www.cms.gov. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ "CMS Announces Director of Center for Medicare | CMS". www.cms.gov. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ "Statement from President Joe Biden Announcing His Intention to Nominate Dr. Robert Califf for Commissioner of Food and Drugs". The White House. November 12, 2021.
- ^ "New Administrator Carole Johnson Joins HRSA, $48 Million to Increase the Public Health Workforce in Rural and Tribal Communities, Newly Published Year in Review, and more". HRSA.
- ^ "President Biden Announces Intent to Nominate Dr. Monica Bertagnolli as Director of the National Institutes of Health". The White House. May 15, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ^ "President Biden Announces Intent to Appoint Dr. Renee Wegrzyn as Inaugural Director of Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)". The White House. September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
- ^ "President Biden Intends to Appoint Dr. W. Kimryn Rathmell as Director of the National Cancer Institute". The White House. November 17, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
- ^ "President Biden Intends to Appoint Dr. Monica Bertagnolli as Director of the National Cancer Institute". The White House. August 10, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g "President Biden Appoints Members to National Cancer Advisory Board". The White House. September 15, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ "President Biden Announces Six Key Administration Nominations". The White House. April 23, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
- ^ "Statement by HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on the Swearing-In of Miriam E. Delphin-Rittmon as Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use and Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration". SAMHSA. July 23, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
