# List of Department of Health and Human Services appointments by Joe Biden

Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Health and Human Services by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States. As of May 10, 2024, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 15 nominees have been confirmed, 1 nominee is being considered by the Senate, 3 positions do not have nominees, and 22 appointments have been made to positions that do not require Senate confirmation.
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## Color key

Denotes appointees awaiting Senate confirmation.
Denotes appointees serving in an acting capacity.
Denotes appointees who have left office or offices which have been disbanded.

## Leadership

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| — Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | March 19, 2021 (Confirmed March 18, 2021, 50–49) | — |
| — Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services | Andrea Palm | May 12, 2021 (Confirmed May 11, 2021, 61–37) | — |

## Office of the Secretary

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| — Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Administration) | Cheryl Campbell | June 8, 2021 | — |
| — Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Financial Resources) | Robert Gordon | October 11, 2022 (Confirmed September 29, 2022 by voice vote) | October 2023 |
| — Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Global Affairs) | Loyce Pace | March 1, 2021 | — |
| — Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Health) | Dr. Rachel Levine | March 26, 2021 (Confirmed March 24, 2021, 52–48) October 19, 2021 (as admiral, PHSCC) | — |
| — Surgeon General | Dr. Vivek Murthy | March 25, 2021 (Confirmed March 23, 2021, 57–43) | — |
| — Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality | Robert Otto Valdez | February 27, 2022 | — |
| — Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Legislation) | Melanie Egorin | October 7, 2021 (Confirmed September 30, 2021 by voice vote) | — |
| — Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Preparedness and Response) | Dawn O'Connell | June 28, 2021 (Confirmed June 24, 2021 by voice vote) | — |
| — Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Public Affairs) | Jeff Nesbit | August 21, 2023 | — |
| — Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Public Affairs) | Sarah Lovenheim | March 22, 2021 | December 30, 2022 |
| — General Counsel of Health and Human Services | Sam Bagenstos | June 15, 2022 (Confirmed June 9, 2022, 49–43) | — |
| — Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services | Christi Grimm | February 22, 2022 (Confirmed February 17, 2022 by voice vote) | — |

## Operating Divisions

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| Administration for Children and Families ||||
| — Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Children & Families) | January Contreras | March 31, 2022 (Confirmed March 30, 2022, 54–44) | August 12, 2023 |
| — Commissioner of the Administration for Children, Youth and Families | Rebecca Jones Gaston | January 11, 2023 (Confirmed December 22, 2022 by voice vote) | — |
| — Commissioner of the Administration for Native Americans | Patrice Kunesh | March 8, 2023 (Confirmed March 8, 2023, 57–35) | — |
| — Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement | Robin Dunn Marcos | September 2022 | — |
| — Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement | Cindy Huang | March 2, 2021 | April 2022 |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ||||
| — Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Dr. Mandy Cohen | July 10, 2023 | — |
| — Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Dr. Rochelle Walensky | January 20, 2021 | June 30, 2023 |
| Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ||||
| — Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services | Chiquita Brooks-LaSure | May 27, 2021 (Confirmed May 25, 2021, 55–44) | — |
| — Deputy Administrator and Director of Medicaid and CHIP Services | Daniel Tsai | July 6, 2021 | — |
| — Deputy Administrator and Director of Center for Medicare | Meena Seshamani | July 6, 2021 | — |
| Food and Drug Administration ||||
| — Commissioner of Food and Drugs | Dr. Robert Califf | February 17, 2022 (Confirmed February 15, 2022, 50–46) | — |
| Health Resources and Services Administration ||||
| — Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration | Carole Johnson | January 6, 2022 | — |
| Indian Health Service ||||
| — Director of the Indian Health Service | Roselyn Tso | September 27, 2022 (Confirmed September 21, 2022 by voice vote) | — |
| National Institutes of Health ||||
| — Director of the National Institutes of Health | Dr. Monica Bertagnolli | November 9, 2023 (Confirmed November 7, 2023, 62–36) | — |
| — Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health | Dr. Renee Wegrzyn | October 11, 2022 | — |
| — Director of the National Cancer Institute | Dr. Kimryn Rathmell | December 18, 2023 | — |
| — Director of the National Cancer Institute | Dr. Monica Bertagnolli | October 3, 2022 | November 9, 2023 |
| — Chair of the National Cancer Advisory Board | Dr. John Carpten | September 15, 2021 | — |
| — Member of the National Cancer Advisory Board | Dr. Nilofer S. Azad | September 15, 2021 | — |
| — Member of the National Cancer Advisory Board | Dr. Luis Alberto Diaz Jr. | September 15, 2021 | — |
| — Member of the National Cancer Advisory Board | Dr. Christopher R. Friese | September 15, 2021 | — |
| — Member of the National Cancer Advisory Board | Dr. Amy B. Heimberger | September 15, 2021 | — |
| — Member of the National Cancer Advisory Board | Dr. Ashani Weeraratna | September 15, 2021 | — |
| — Member of the National Cancer Advisory Board | Dr. Karen Winkfield | September 15, 2021 | — |
| — Member of the National Cancer Advisory Board | Dr. Callisia Clarke | May 10, 2024 | — |
| — Member of the National Cancer Advisory Board | Karen Emmons | May 10, 2024 | — |
| — Member of the National Cancer Advisory Board | Tamika Felder | May 10, 2024 | — |
| — Member of the National Cancer Advisory Board | Dr. Edjah Nduom | May 10, 2024 | — |
| — Member of the National Cancer Advisory Board | Dr. Kimberly Stegmaier | October 15, 2024 | — |
| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) ||||
| — Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Mental Health and Substance Use) & Administrator for SAMHSA | Miriam Delphin-Rittmon | July 14, 2021 (Confirmed June 24, 2021 by voice vote) | — |

## Withdrawn nominations

| Office | Nominee | Announced | Withdrawn |
| — Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Planning and Evaluation) | Robert Otto Valdez | September 16, 2021 | January 7, 2022 |
| — Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Planning and Evaluation) | Rebecca Haffajee | April 15, 2022 | January 3, 2025 |
| — Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (Aging) & Administrator for Community Living | Rita Landgraf | March 9, 2022 | January 3, 2023 |