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Departmental leaders are among the most qualified public servants in the Federal Government. They are dedicated to ensuring the guidance and management necessary to support the health and well-being of the nation. Learn more about the Department's leadership:
Secretary
Xavier Becerra is the 25th Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Deputy Secretary
Andrea Palm is the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Chief Administrative Law Judge, Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA)
Deputy Chief Human Capital Officer, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Resources, and Executive Director for Staffing, Recruitment and Operations Center
General Counsel (OGC)
Assistant Secretary for Administration (ASA)
Acting Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (ASFR)
Assistant Secretary for Legislation (ASL)
Director for Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
Inspector General (OIG)
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Human Resources and Chief Human Capital Officer
Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH)
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Services Policy, Performing the Delegable Duties of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Chief of Staff
U.S. Surgeon General
Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Global Affairs (OGA)
Chief of Staff, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
Acting Director, Intergovernmental and External Affairs (IEA)
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Capital
Chair, Departmental Appeals Board (DAB)
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)
Chief Information Officer
Principal Deputy Administrator, Administration for Community Living (ACL)
Director, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Acting Assistant Secretary Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR)
Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Director, Indian Health Service (IHS)
Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)