Department of Education

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202

Phone, 202–401–2000. TTY, 800–437–0833. Internet, http://www.ed.gov.

Secretary of Education ARNE DUNCAN

Deputy Secretary ANTHONY W. MILLER

Chief of Staff JOANNE WEISS

Assistant Secretary for Communication and

Outreach

MASSIE RITSCH , Acting

Assistant Secretary for Planning, Evaluation and

Policy Development

DENISE M. FORTE , Acting

General Counsel PHILLIP ROSENFELT , Acting

Inspector General KATHLEEN S. TIGHE

Director, Institute of Education Sciences JOHN EASTON

Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights CATHERINE E. LHAMON

Chief Financial Off‌i cer THOMAS SKELLY , Acting

Assistant Secretary for Management DENISE CARTER , Acting

Assistant Secretary for Legislation and

Congressional Affairs

GABRIELLA GOMEZ

Director, Center for Faith-Based and

Neighborhood Partnerships

BRENDA GIRTON-MITCHELL

Assistant Deputy Secretary, Off‌i ce of Innovation

and Improvement

JAMES H. SHELTON

Assistant Secretary for Special Education and

Rehabilitative Services

MICHAEL YUDIN , Acting

Assistant Deputy Secretary and Director, Off‌i ce

of English Language Acquisition, Language

Enhancement, and Academic Achievement

for Limited English Prof‌i cient Students

ANTHONY W. MILLER , Acting

Assistant Secretary for Elementary and

Secondary Education

DEBORAH DELISLE

Executive Director, White House Initiative

on Educational Excellence for Hispanic

Americans

ALEJANDRA CEJA

Under Secretary MARTHA KANTER

Chief Operating Off‌i cer for Federal Student Aid JAMES RUNCIE

Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education BRENDA DANN-MESSIER , Acting

Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult

Education

BRENDA DANN-MESSIER

Executive Director, White House Initiative on

Historically Black Colleges and Universities

JOHN WILSON

Executive Director, White House Initiative on

Tribal Colleges and Universities

WILLIAM MENDOZA

Executive Director, White House Initiative on

Asian and Pacif‌i c Islanders

KIRAN AHUJA

The Department of Education establishes policy for, administers, and coordinates most

Federal assistance to education. Its mission is to ensure equal access to education and

to promote educational excellence throughout the Nation.