Dawn O'Connell

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Dawn O'Connell
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Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Preparedness and Response
Assumed office
June 28, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
SecretaryXavier Becerra
Preceded byRobert Kadlec
Personal details
EducationVanderbilt University (BA)
Tulane University (JD)

Dawn Myers O'Connell is an American attorney and health advisor who is the senate-confirmed Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Preparedness and Response.

Education[]

O'Connell received a Bachelor of Arts degree in literature from Vanderbilt University and a Juris Doctor from Tulane University School of Law.[1]

Career[]

O'Connell served as senior counselor to then-Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell during the Obama administration, advising her on high-priority global health and humanitarian issues, infectious diseases, unaccompanied children, and refugees.

In 2017, O'Connell joined the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), where she served as director of its U.S. office. As director she was responsible for managing the broad spectrum of CEPI's U.S. and North American interests including its relationships with U.S. and North American-based stakeholders, government entities, and industry partners. She also served as the executive director for CEPI's Joint Coordination Group, a roundtable of institutional partners who all have a vested interest in the successful development and deployment of epidemic vaccines.[1]

Since February 16, 2021, she has served as the senior counselor to the Secretary for COVID-19, where she coordinates the Department-wide response to the pandemic.[2][3]

Nomination as Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Preparedness and Response[]

On March 19, 2021, President Joe Biden announced O'Connell as his nominee to be the Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Preparedness and Response.[1] On March 25, 2021, her nomination was sent to the United States Senate.[4] On June 16, 2021, nomination was reported out of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.[5][6] On June 24, 2021, she was confirmed in the Senate by voice vote.[7] She was sworn in on June 28, 2021.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "President Biden Announces his Intent to Nominate Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Department of Health and Human Services", White House, March 19, 2021 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ "U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Announces Biden-Harris Administration Staff Appointments" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Health and Human Services. February 16, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  3. ^ Cancryn, Adam (January 21, 2021). "Biden builds out his Covid response". POLITICO. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  4. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate", The White House, March 25, 2021
  5. ^ "Nominations". www.help.senate.gov. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  6. ^ "Executive Calendar" (PDF). United States Senate. June 17, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  7. ^ "PN258 - Nomination of Dawn Myers O'Connell for Department of Health and Human Services, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. June 16, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  8. ^ "Dawn O'Connell Sworn in as New ASPR - NACCHO". www.naccho.org. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
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