Key Global Health Positions and Officials in the U.S. Government

WHITE HOUSE/EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENTNational Security Advisor/Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, National Security Council (NSC)Marco RubioDirector, Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP)VacantDirector, Office of Management and Budget (OMB)Russ VoughtU.S. Trade Representative, Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR)Jamieson GreerDirector, Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)Michael KratsiosDirector, Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy (OPPR)VacantDEPARTMENT OF STATESecretary of StateMarco RubioPermanent U.S. Representative to the United Nations, U.S. Mission to the United NationsMike Waltz (Designate)
Dorothy SheaSenior Official, Under Secretary for Foreign Assistance, Humanitarian Affairs and Religious FreedomJeremy LewinSenior Bureau Official and Acting Global AIDS Coordinator, Bureau of Global Health Security and DiplomacyJeffrey GrahamPrincipal Deputy Coordinator for PEPFAR, Bureau of Global Health Security and DiplomacyRebecca BunnellSenior Advisor for Global Health Security and Diplomacy, Bureau of Global Health Security and DiplomacyBrad SmithSenior Bureau Official, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and LaborJacob McGeeSenior Bureau Official, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and MigrationSpencer ChretienPrincipal Deputy Director, Office of Global Women’s IssuesKatrina FotovatSenior Bureau Official, Bureau of International Organization AffairsMcCoy PittAssistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES)John ThompsonDEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS)SecretaryRobert F. Kennedy Jr. Assistant Secretary for Global Affairs, Office of Global Affairs (OGA)VacantAssistant Secretary for HealthDorothy FinkSurgeon GeneralCasey Means (Designate)Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR)John KnoxDirector, Center for the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), ASPRGary DisbrowHHS/CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC)DirectorJim O’NeillDirector, Office of Readiness and ResponseHenry WalkeDirector, Washington OfficeJeff ReczekDirector, Global Health Center (GHC)Paige Alexandra ArmstrongDirector, Division of Global Health Protection, GHCBenjamin ParkDirector, Division of Global HIV and TB, GHCHank TomlinsonDirector, Global Immunization Division, GHCJohn VertefeuilleDirector, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)Simon AgoloryDirector, Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD)Vivien DuganHHS/NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH)DirectorJay BhattacharyaDirector, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)Jeffrey TaubenbergerDirector, Office of Global Research, NIAIDJoyelle DominiqueDirector, Division of AIDS, NIAIDCarl DieffenbachDirector, Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (DMID), NIAIDJohn BeigelDirector, Vaccine Research Center, NIAIDTed PiersonDirector, Office of AIDS Research (OAR); NIH Associate Director for AIDS ResearchGeri DonenbergDirector, Fogarty International Center (FIC); NIH Associate Director for International ResearchPeter KilmarxDirector, Center for Global Health, Office of the Director, National Cancer InstituteSatish GopalDirector, Office of Global Health, Office of the Director, National Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentVesna KutlesicDirector, Center for Global Mental Health Research, National Institute of Mental HealthLeonardo CubillosHHS/FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA)CommissionerMarty MakaryDeputy Commissioner for Policy, Legislation, and International AffairsGrace GrahamAssociate Commissioner for Global Policy and StrategyMark AbdooHHS/HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (HRSA)AdministratorThomas EngelsAssociate Administrator, Bureau of HIV/AIDSHeather HauckDirector, Office of Global Health, Office of Special Health InitiativesMelissa Ryan KemburuDEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DoD) / DEPARTMENT OF WARSecretaryPete HegsethAssistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Personnel and Readiness (P&R)Keith Bass (Designate)
Steve FerraraCommander, Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC)Eric WelshDirector, DoD HIV/AIDS Prevention Program (DHAPP)Brad HaleCommander, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR)Brianna PerataDirector, U.S. Military HIV Research Program (MHRP)Julie AkeChief, Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division (AFHSD)Richard LangtonChief, Global Emerging Infections Surveillance (GEIS), AFHSDVacantOTHER AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTSPeace Corps*: DirectorPaul SheaCouncil of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency*: Chair, Pandemic Response Accountability CommitteeMichael HorowitzCouncil of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency*: Executive Director, Pandemic Response Accountability CommitteeKenneth DieffenbachDepartment of Agriculture (USDA): SecretaryBrooke RollinsEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)*: Assistant Administrator for International and Tribal AffairsVacantDepartment of Homeland Security (DHS): Chief Medical OfficerDev JaniNotes: Acting officials in italics. Officials who the White House has signaled it intends to nominate or who are formally awaiting Senate confirmation are noted as “Designate.” tbd means to be determined. As of September 5, 2025. Also see NIH/FIC, Global Health Initiatives at NIH, available at: https://www.fic.nih.gov/Global/Global-Health-NIH/Pages/institute-center-ics-global-health.aspx.