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The secretary strives to administer the Department of Health and Human Services to carry out approved programs and make the public aware of the objectives of the department. [8] The Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) was reorganized into a Department of Education and a Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS).
On September 15, 1789, before Jefferson could return to take the post, Washington signed into law another act which changed the name of the office from Secretary of Foreign Affairs to Secretary of State, changed the name of the department to the Department of State, and added several domestic powers and responsibilities to both the office of secretary and the department.
Azar was the former deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under George W. Bush (2005–2007) [187] and president of Lilly USA, LLC, the largest affiliate of global biopharmaceutical leader Eli Lilly and Company from 2012 to 2017. On January 24, 2018, Azar was confirmed by the Senate in a vote of 53–43.
Secretary of Health and Human Services: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. [49] Awaiting Senate Confirmation Dorothy Fink [30] January 20, 2025 Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services: Jim O'Neill [50] Awaiting Senate Confirmation Surgeon General of the United States: Janette Nesheiwat [51] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
See also Category:United States secretaries of health, education, and welfare, for the heads of the predecessor agency to the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Secretaries of Health and Human Services of the United States .
Carson, 73, served as Trump’s secretary for Housing and Urban Development from 2017 to 2021, but does not want the position again and is instead open to heading HHS, two sources told The Post.
Rachel Levine Official portrait, 2021 17th Assistant Secretary for Health In office March 26, 2021 – January 20, 2025 President Joe Biden Secretary Xavier Becerra Preceded by Brett Giroir Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health In office July 2017 – January 23, 2021 Governor Tom Wolf Preceded by Karen Murphy Succeeded by Alison Beam (acting) Personal details Born (1957-10-28 ...
The official recalled that previous HHS secretaries Kathleen Sebelius and Sylvia Burwell maintained much higher profiles during the H1N1 flu and Ebola outbreaks, respectively, saying, “They were ...