United States Global AIDS Coordinator

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United States
Global AIDS Coordinator
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United States Department of State
President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
Reports toSecretary of State
NominatorPresident of the United States
Inaugural holderRandall Tobias
Formation2003
WebsiteU.S. PEPFAR

The Global AIDS Coordinator at the United States Department of State is the official responsible for overseeing U.S.-sponsored humanitarian aid programs to combat the AIDS epidemic around the world. The Global AIDS Coordinator holds the rank of Ambassador-at-Large and Assistant Secretary.[1][2]

Mission

The mission of the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Health Diplomacy (OGAC) is to lead the implementation of the U.S. President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), which represents the largest commitment ever by any nation for an international health initiative dedicated to a single disease.[3] Initiated in 2003, PEPFAR has been reauthorized three times. What began as an emergency response has since developed into one of the largest international health initiatives. PEPFAR has supported countries in the development of national health and information systems to support the fight against HIV/AIDS and other diseases, and is collaborating with countries around the world to work towards epidemic control. PEPFAR aid has directly contributed to preventing over 20 million excess deaths in 50 countries around the world, as of June 2021.[4]

OGAC is also one of the few offices at the State Department that reports directly to the Secretary of State, instead of going through a Deputy Secretary of State.[citation needed]

List of Global AIDS Coordinators

No. Image Name Term
1 File:Tobias randall l.jpg Randall Tobias October 6, 2003 – March 2006[5][6]
– File:Mark R. Dybul.jpg Mark Dybul March to August 2006 (Acting)[7][8]
2 August 2006 – January 2009[7][8]
3 File:Eric Goosby - 2017 (cropped).jpg Eric Goosby June 23, 2009 – November 2013[9]
4 File:Deborah L. Birx official photo.jpg Deborah Birx April 4, 2014 – January 20, 2021[10]
– File:Dr. Angeli Achrekar portrait.jpg Angeli Achrekar (Acting) January 20, 2021 – June 13, 2022[11]
5 File:John N. Nkengasong, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator.jpg John Nkengasong June 13, 2022 – present

Notes

  1. ↑ "Assistant Secretaries and Equivalent Rank". http://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/c7649.htm. 
  2. ↑ "Department Organization Chart". January 2008. https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ei/rls/dos/99494.htm. 
  3. ↑ "The United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief". https://www.pepfar.gov/. 
  4. ↑ "PEPFAR Overview 2021". June 2021. https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/PEPFAR-Overall-Fact-Sheet_JUNE-2021-1.pdf. 
  5. ↑ "An Interview with Randall L. Tobias—Spearheading the U.S. Response to Global AIDS". TREAT Asia. October 2004. http://www.amfar.org/articles/around-the-world/treatasia/older/an-interview-with-randall-l--tobias%e2%80%94spearheading-the-u-s--response-to-global-aids/. 
  6. ↑ Rice, Condoleezza; Bush, Laura; Dybul, Mark R. (October 10, 2006). "Remarks at the Swearing-in Ceremony of the Honorable Mark Dybul as U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator". https://2001-2009.state.gov/s/gac/rl/rm/2006/73794.htm. 
  7. ↑ Jump up to: 7.0 7.1 "Ambassador Mark R. Dybul, United States Global AIDS Coordinator". https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/government/mdybul-bio.html. 
  8. ↑ Jump up to: 8.0 8.1 "Q and A with Ambassador Mark R Dybul, MD" (in en-US). Global Health Matters. National Institutes of Health. 2012. https://www.fic.nih.gov/News/GlobalHealthMatters/september-october-2102/Pages/mark-dybul-pepfar-aids-hiv.aspx. 
  9. ↑ "Ambassador Eric Goosby, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator". June 23, 2009. http://www.pepfar.gov/press/125262.htm. 
  10. ↑ "Dr. Deborah Birx Sworn-In as New U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator". April 4, 2014. http://www.pepfar.gov/press/releases/2014/224403.htm. 
  11. ↑ "Angeli Achrekar" (in en-US). https://www.state.gov/biographies/angeli-achrekar/. 

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