Department of Health and Human Services

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201

Phone, 202–690–6343. Internet, http://www.hhs.gov.

Secretary of Health and Human Services KATHLEEN SEBELIUS

Deputy Secretary WILLIAM CORR

Chief of Staff SALLY HOWARD

Executive Secretary JENNIFER CANNISTRA

Director, Off‌i ce of Intergovernmental and

External Affairs

PAUL DIOGUARDI

Assistant Secretary for Health HOWARD KOH

Surgeon General REGINA M. BENJAMIN

Assistant Secretary for Administration E.J. HOLLAND, JR.

Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources ELLEN G. MURRAY

Assistant Secretary for Legislation JIM R. ESQUEA

Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation DONALD MOULDS , Acting

Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs DORI SALCIDO , Acting

Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and

Response

NICOLE LURIE

Chair, Departmental Appeals Board CONSTANCE B. TOBIAS

Chief Administrative Law Judge, Off‌i ce of

Medicare Hearings and Appeals

NANCY J. GRISWOLD

Director, Center for Faith-Based and

Neighborhood Partnerships

ACACIA BAMBERG , Acting

Director, Off‌i ce for Civil Rights LEON RODRIGUEZ

Director, Off‌i ce of Global Affairs NILS DAULAIRE

Director, Off‌i ce of Health Reform MICHAEL M. HASH

General Counsel WILLIAM B. SCHULTZ

Inspector General DANIEL R. LEVINSON

National Coordinator, Off‌i ce of the National

Coordinator for Health Information

Technology

FARZAD MOSTASHARI

The Department of Health and Human Services works to strengthen the public

health and welfare of the American people by providing access to affordable, quality

health care and childcare, ensuring the safety of food products, preparing for public

health emergencies, and improving research efforts to diagnose, treat, and cure life-

threatening illnesses.

The Department of Health and Human

Services (HHS) was created as the

Department of Health, Education, and

Welfare on April 11, 1953 (5 U.S.C.

app.).

Secretary The Secretary of Health

and Human Services advises the

President on health, welfare, and

income security plans, policies, and

programs of the Federal Government

and directs Department staff in carrying

out the programs and activities of the

Department and promotes general public

understanding of the Department’s goals,

programs, and objectives.

For information on the HHS regional

off‌i ces, visit our Web site at http://www.

hhs.gov/about.

Off‌i ce of Intergovernmental and External

Affairs The Off‌i ce of Intergovernmental