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former pharmaceutical executive. Alex Michael Azar II ( / ˈeɪzɑːr /; born June 17, 1967) is an American attorney, businessman, lobbyist, and former pharmaceutical executive who served as the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services from 2018 to 2021. Azar was nominated to his post by President Donald Trump on November 13, 2017, and ...
Website. www.hhs.gov. The United States secretary of health and human services is the head of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all health matters. The secretary is a member of the United States Cabinet. The office was formerly Secretary of ...
Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services. October 6, 2017. (Confirmed October 4, 2017, 57–38) [4] General Counsel of Health and Human Services. Robert Charrow. January 2, 2018. (Confirmed December 21, 2017, voice vote) Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services.
The assistant secretary for health (ASH) is a senior U.S. government official within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The position is a statutory office (42 U.S.C. § 202) and the holder of the office serves as the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services's primary advisor on matters involving the nation's public health.
On November 29, 2016, Price was nominated for United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) by President-elect Donald Trump. On February 1, 2017, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee approved his nomination by a vote of 11–0 with all Democrats boycotting the vote, sending the nomination to the Senate floor ...
- 2016: The first debate between businessman Donald Trump and Democratic former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton drew 84 million U.S. television viewers, a record for a debate and a rare number ...
The White House Coronavirus Task Force was established on January 29, with Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar as its chair. On January 30, the WHO declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern and on January 31, the Trump administration declared a public health emergency , [5] and placed travel restrictions on entry ...
Stefanie Spear, press secretary for the Kennedy campaign, told NBC News that Kennedy would accept an invitation from CNN to debate Biden and Trump if he qualifies.