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HHS Leadership

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Secretary
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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Deputy Secretary
The Deputy Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Office of the Secretary

Heather Flick Melanson
Chief of Staff

Stefanie Spear
Principal Deputy Chief of Staff / Senior Counselor to the Secretary

Hannah Anderson
Deputy Chief of Staff, Policy

Scott Rowell
Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations

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Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (ASFR)

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U.S. Surgeon General

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Assistant Secretary for Global Affairs (OGA)

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Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)

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Chair, Departmental Appeals Board (DAB)

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Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy; National Coordinator for Health Information Technology

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Assistant Secretary for Administration (ASA)

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Inspector General (OIG)

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Director, Intergovernmental and External Affairs (IEA)

McArthur Allen
Chief Administrative Law Judge, Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA)

Anthony Archeval
Acting Director for Office for Civil Rights (OCR)

Thomas Corry
Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs

Sean R. Keveney
Acting General Counsel (OGC)
Jonathan Osborne
Acting Assistant Secretary for Legislation (ASL)
Leith J. States, M.D., M.P.H.
Acting Assistant Secretary for Health & Head of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. Department of Health and Human Services

Jennifer Wendel
Chief Information Officer
Agency Leadership

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Administrator, Administration for Community Living (ACL)

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Assistant Secretary, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

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Assistant Secretary, Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR)

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Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

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Director, Indian Health Service (IHS)

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Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)

Aaron (Ari) Bernstein, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)

Sara Brenner, M.D., M.P.H.
Acting Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Stephanie (Steph) Carlton
Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Thomas J. Engels
Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Andrew Gradison
Acting Assistant Secretary, Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
Matthew J. Memoli, M.D., M.S.
Acting Director, National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Susan Monarez, Ph.D.
Acting Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)