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Rachel Leland Levine (/ l ə ˈ v iː n / lə-VEEN; born October 28, 1957) [1] is an American pediatrician who served as the United States assistant secretary for health, the admiral in charge of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, from 2021 until 2025.
Rachel Levine: March 26, 2021 January 20, 2025 Assistant Secretary for Health: 2021–2025: Levine is the first openly transgender person to hold an office that requires Senate confirmation. She was the highest-ranking openly transgender official in the US and the first openly transgender four-star admiral. [6] [7]
The assistant secretary for health (ASH) is a senior U.S. government official within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The position is a statutory office (42 U.S.C. § 202) and the holder of the office serves as the United States secretary of health and human services's primary advisor on matters involving the nation's public health.
Dr. Rachel Levine was appointed to lead the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, making her the nation's first transgender four-star officer.
Admiral Rachel Levine spoke to TODAY about the need to preserve gender-affirming care for care trans youth.
A senior official at the US Department of Health and Human Services has called for easing restrictions on marijuana by reclassifying it as a Schedule III substance in a letter to the Drug ...
Levine was part of the Okinawa landing and, later, the occupation of Japan. While serving in the occupation, Levine developed a fascination with Japanese culture that was to last the rest of his life. Still in Naval intelligence, he served as a translator for a Japanese admiral who had helped design the battleship Yamato.
Linda Lee Fagan (born July 1, 1963) [1] [2] is a former commandant of the United States Coast Guard who served from June 2022 to January 2025. Previously, in 2021, she became the 32nd vice commandant of the Coast Guard and the Coast Guard's first female four-star admiral. [3]