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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 May 10, 2024, 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 22 appointments have been made to positions that do not require Senate confirmation.[1]

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Leadership

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Secretary of Health and Human Services
Xavier Becerra[2]		 March 19, 2021

(Confirmed March 18, 2021, 50–49)[RC 1]

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Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services
Andrea Palm		 May 12, 2021

(Confirmed May 11, 2021, 61–37)[RC 2]

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Office of the Secretary

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Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services
(Administration)
Cheryl Campbell		 June 8, 2021[3] —

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Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services
(Financial Resources)
Robert Gordon		 October 11, 2022[4]

(Confirmed September 29, 2022 by voice vote)[V 1]

 October 2023[5]

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Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services
(Global Affairs)
Loyce Pace		 March 1, 2021 —

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Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services
(Health)
Dr. Rachel Levine		 March 26, 2021

(Confirmed March 24, 2021, 52–48)[RC 3]

October 19, 2021

(as admiral, PHSCC)[6]

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Surgeon General
Dr. Vivek Murthy		 March 25, 2021

(Confirmed March 23, 2021, 57–43)[RC 4]

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Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Robert Otto Valdez		 February 27, 2022[7] —

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Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services
(Legislation)
Melanie Egorin[8]		 October 7, 2021[9]

(Confirmed September 30, 2021 by voice vote)[V 2]

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Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services
(Preparedness and Response)
Dawn O'Connell[10]		 June 28, 2021[11]

(Confirmed June 24, 2021 by voice vote)[V 3]

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Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services
(Public Affairs)
Jeff Nesbit		 August 21, 2023 —

Sarah Lovenheim		 March 22, 2021[12] December 30, 2022[13]

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General Counsel of Health and Human Services
Sam Bagenstos[14]		 June 15, 2022

(Confirmed June 9, 2022, 49–43)[RC 5]

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Inspector General of the
Department of Health and Human Services
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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Administration for Children and Families

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Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services
(Children & Families)
January Contreras		 March 31, 2022[16]

(Confirmed March 30, 2022, 54–44)[RC 6]

 August 12, 2023[17]

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Commissioner of the Administration for Children, Youth and Families
Rebecca Jones Gaston		 January 11, 2023

(Confirmed December 22, 2022 by voice vote)[V 5]

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Commissioner of the Administration for Native Americans
Patrice Kunesh		 March 8, 2023

(Confirmed March 8, 2023, 57–35)[RC 7]

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Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement
Robin Dunn Marcos		 September 2022[18] —

Cindy Huang[19]		 March 2, 2021 April 2022[20]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Dr. Mandy Cohen		 July 10, 2023 —

Dr. Rochelle Walensky		 January 20, 2021 June 30, 2023
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

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Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure		 May 27, 2021

(Confirmed May 25, 2021, 55–44)[RC 8]

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Deputy Administrator and
Director of Medicaid and CHIP Services
Daniel Tsai[21]		 July 6, 2021 —

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Deputy Administrator and
Director of Center for Medicare
Meena Seshamani[22]		 July 6, 2021 —
Food and Drug Administration

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Commissioner of Food and Drugs
Dr. Robert Califf[23]		 February 17, 2022

(Confirmed February 15, 2022, 50–46)[RC 9]

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Health Resources and Services Administration

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Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration
Carole Johnson		 January 6, 2022[24] —
Indian Health Service

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Director of the Indian Health Service
Roselyn Tso		 September 27, 2022

(Confirmed September 21, 2022 by voice vote)[V 6]

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National Institutes of Health

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Director of the National Institutes of Health
Dr. Monica Bertagnolli[25]		 November 9, 2023

(Confirmed November 7, 2023, 62–36)[RC 10]

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Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health
Dr. Renee Wegrzyn[26]		 October 11, 2022 —

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Director of the National Cancer Institute
Dr. Kimryn Rathmell[27]		 December 18, 2023 —

Dr. Monica Bertagnolli[28]		 October 3, 2022 November 9, 2023

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Chair of the National Cancer Advisory Board

 Dr. John Carpten[29] September 15, 2021 —

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Member of the National Cancer Advisory Board

 Dr. Nilofer S. Azad[29] September 15, 2021 —
Dr. Luis Alberto Diaz Jr.[29]

Dr. Christopher R. Friese[29]

Dr. Amy B. Heimberger[29]
Dr. Ashani Weeraratna[29]
Dr. Karen Winkfield[29]
Dr. Callisia Clarke[30] May 10, 2024 —
Karen Emmons[30]
Tamika Felder[30]
Dr. Edjah Nduom[30]
Dr. Kimberly Stegmaier[31] October 15, 2024 —
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

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Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services
(Mental Health and Substance Use)
& Administrator for SAMHSA
Miriam Delphin-Rittmon[32]		 July 14, 2021[33]

(Confirmed June 24, 2021 by voice vote)[V 7]

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Withdrawn nominations

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Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services
(Planning and Evaluation)
Robert Otto Valdez		 September 16, 2021 January 7, 2022

Rebecca Haffajee		 April 15, 2022 January 3, 2025

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Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services
(Aging) & Administrator for Community Living
Rita Landgraf		 March 9, 2022 January 3, 2023
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Notes

Confirmation votes

Confirmations by roll call vote
  1. [1]
    "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Xavier Becerra, of California, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services)". US Senate. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  2. [2]
    "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Andrea Joan Palm, of Wisconsin, to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services)". US Senate. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  3. [3]
    "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.
  4. [4]
    "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.
  5. [5]
    "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.
  6. [6]
    "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.
  7. [7]
    "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.
  8. [8]
    "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.
  9. [9]
    "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.
  10. [10]
    "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
  1. [1]
    "PN1159 — Robert Michael Gordon — Department of Health and Human Services 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  2. [2]
    "PN445 — Melanie Anne Egorin — Department of Health and Human Services 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. September 30, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  3. [3]
    "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.
  4. [4]
    "PN750 — Christi A. Grimm — Department of Health and Human Services 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  5. [5]
    "PN1659 — Rebecca E. Jones Gaston — Department of Health and Human Services, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". United States Congress. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  6. [6]
    "PN1840 — Roselyn Tso — Department of Health and Human Services 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  7. [7]
    "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.

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