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White House Coronavirus Task Force

Former U.S. President Donald Trump and members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force brief the media on March 16, 2020.

The White House Coronavirus Task Force was a United States Department of State task force that focuses on the spread and limiting of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).[1] The task force was created on January 29, 2020.[2]

On February 26, 2020, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence was named to chair the task force, and Deborah Birx was named the response coordinator.[3] Other members have been added since the initial appointments.[4]

Members

Member Role Appointment
  Mike Pence Vice President of the United States
Chair of White House Coronavirus Task Force 		February 26, 2020[3]
  Deborah Birx United States Global AIDS Coordinator
White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator 		February 26, 2020[3]
  Jerome Adams Surgeon General of the United States February 26, 2020[3]
  Alex Azar United States Secretary of Health and Human Services January 29, 2020[2]
  Stephen Biegun United States Deputy Secretary of State January 29, 2020[2]
  Robert Blair Senior Advisor to the White House Chief of Staff January 29, 2020[2]
  Ben Carson United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development March 1, 2020[5]
  Francis Collins Director of the National Institutes of Health May 15, 2020[4]
  Ken Cuccinelli Acting United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security January 29, 2020[2]
  Kelvin Droegemeier Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy March 1, 2020[5]
  Thomas J. Engels Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration May 15, 2020[4]
  Anthony Fauci Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases January 29, 2020[2]
  Joe Grogan Director of the Domestic Policy Council January 29, 2020[2]
  Stephen Hahn Commissioner of Food and Drugs March 1, 2020[5]
  Derek Kan Executive Associate Director of the Office of Management and Budget January 29, 2020[2]
  Larry Kudlow Director of the National Economic Council February 26, 2020[3]
  Chris Liddell White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Coordination January 29, 2020[2]
  Peter Marks Director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research May 15, 2020[4]
  Steven Mnuchin United States Secretary of the Treasury February 26, 2020[3]
  Robert O'Brien National Security Advisor January 29, 2020[2]
  Sonny Perdue United States Secretary of Agriculture May 15, 2020[4]
  Matthew Pottinger Deputy National Security Advisor January 29, 2020[2]
  Robert R. Redfield Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention January 29, 2020[2]
  Eugene Scalia United States Secretary of Labor May 15, 2020[4]
  Joel Szabat Acting Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy January 29, 2020[2]
  Seema Verma Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services March 2, 2020[6]
  Robert Wilkie United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs March 2, 2020[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-2019)". U.S. Department of State. March 13, 2020. Archived from the original on March 8, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 White House (January 29, 2020). "Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding the President's Coronavirus Task Force". Press release. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/statement-press-secretary-regarding-presidents-coronavirus-task-force/. Retrieved March 15, 2020. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "What we know about the White House coronavirus task force now that Mike Pence is in charge". USA Today. February 27, 2020. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/02/27/coronavirus-what-we-know-mike-pence-and-task-force/4891905002/. Retrieved March 15, 2020. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "New Members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force Announced". Press release. May 15, 2020. Archived from the original on May 15, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200515223013/https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/new-members-white-house-coronavirus-task-force-announced/. Retrieved May 15, 2020. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 White House (March 1, 2020). "Vice President Pence and Secretary Azar Add Key Administration Officials to the Coronavirus Task Force". Press release. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/vice-president-pence-secretary-azar-add-key-administration-officials-coronavirus-task-force-2/. Retrieved March 16, 2020. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Chalfant M (March 2, 2020). "White House adds VA secretary, CMS chief to coronavirus task force". The Hill. Archived from the original on March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.



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