White House COVID-19 Response Team

COVID-19 Response Team
Agency overview
Formed20 January 2021 (2021-01-20)
Preceding agencies
TypeWhite House Office
JurisdictionUnited States
Agency executives
  • Joe Biden, President of the United States
  • Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States
  • Jeffrey Zients, Counselor to the President, Coronavirus Response Coordinator
  • Natalie Quillian, Deputy Coronavirus Response Coordinator
  • David Kessler, Chief Science Officer
  • Anthony Fauci, Chief Medical Advisor
Parent agencyExecutive Office of the President of the United States
Websitewhitehouse.gov

The White House COVID-19 Response Team was established during the presidency of Joe Biden to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, replacing President Trump's White House Coronavirus Task Force and Joe Biden's transitionary COVID-19 Advisory Board.

Members

Member Current Appointment
Joe Biden President of the United States January 20, 2021
Kamala Harris Vice President of the United States January 20, 2021
Jeffrey Zients[1] Assistant to the President
Counselor to the President
Coordinator of the COVID-19 response		 January 20, 2021
Natalie Quillian Deputy Covid-19 Response Coordinator January 20, 2021
David A. Kessler Chief Science Officer of COVID Response
Former Commissioner of Food and Drugs
Former Co-chair of the COVID-19 Advisory Board
Former Head of Operation Warp Speed		 January 20, 2021
 Dr. Anthony Fauci Chief Medical Advisor to the President and Chief Medical Adviser for COVID Response
Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Former member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force		 January 20, 2021
Portrait of Vivek Murthy
 Vice Admiral
Vivek Murthy		 Surgeon General of the United States January 20, 2021
Abbe Gluck Special Counsel January 20, 2021
Eduardo Cisneros Director of Intergovernmental Affairs January 20, 2021
Ben Wakana Director of Strategic Communications and Engagement January 20, 2021
Clarke Humphrey Digital Director January 20, 2021
Dr. Cyrus Shahpar Data Director January 20, 2021
Tom Inglesby Testing Coordinator January 12, 2022[2][3]
Tim Manning Supply Coordinator January 20, 2021
 Rochelle Walensky Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention January 20, 2021

Former members

Member Current Appointment End of Tenure
 Andy Slavitt White House Senior Advisor January 20, 2021 June 9, 2021[4]
 Bechara Choucair Vaccinations Coordinator January 20, 2021 November 22, 2021[5][6]
Carole Johnson Testing Coordinator January 20, 2021 December 17, 2021[3]

References

  1. ↑ "White House Senior Staff". Biden-Harris Transition. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2022-01-12/white-house-taps-inglesby-as-covid-testing-coordinator
  3. 1 2 https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2021/12/17/hhs-secretary-xavier-becerra-welcomes-carole-johnson-back-to-hhs-as-new-hrsa-administrator.html
  4. ↑ "Andy Slavitt stepping down from White House Covid-19 response role". Politico. June 9, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  5. ↑ Tozzi, John (November 21, 2021). "Biden Vaccinations Coordinator Choucair Leaving White House". Bloomberg News. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  6. ↑ https://www.linkedin.com/posts/choucair_today-marks-my-last-day-as-the-white-house-activity-6868676975448461313-T8Zu
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