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21 June 2001 Text: State Department Announces Delegation to UNGA AIDS SessionSecretaries Powell and Thompson head 50-plus member delegation The U.S. Department of State June 21 announced members of the delegation that will represent the United States at the U.N. General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS to be held June 25-27 in New York City. Secretary of State Colin Powell is the ex officio head of the delegation, with Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy G. Thompson serving as the ex officio alternate. Tennessee Republican Senator Bill Frist, a physician-lawmaker who has been active on the AIDS issue, is a delegate from the U.S. Congress, as is Democratic Congresswoman Barbara Lee of California. Many of the other delegation members are from various government health agencies that work on disease issues. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci, a prominent AIDS researcher, is a member of the delegation. Seven members of the delegation represent non-government organizations or corporations. Following is the text of State Department delegation list. (begin text) UNITED STATES DELEGATIONTO THE SPECIAL SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON HIV/AIDS NEW YORK, JUNE 25-27, 2001 EX OFFICIO HEAD OF DELEGATION The Honorable Colin L. Powell Secretary of State Ex Officio Alternate Head of Delegation The Honorable Tommy G. Thompson Secretary of Health and Human Services REPRESENTATIVE The Honorable James B. Cunningham Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Acting Permanent Representative to the United Nations United States Mission to the United Nations New York Alternate Representative The Honorable Betty King Ambassador United States Representative to the Economic and Social Council United States Mission to the United Nations New York CONGRESSIONAL ADVISERS The Honorable Bill Frist United States Senate The Honorable Jim McDermott House of Representatives The Honorable Juanita Millender-McDonald House of Representatives SENIOR ADVISERS The Honorable Claude Allen Deputy Secretary Department of Health and Human Services The Honorable Paula Dobriansky Under Secretary for Global Affairs Department of State The Honorable Scott Evertz Director Office of National AIDS Policy Executive Office of the President The Honorable David Satcher, M.D. Surgeon General Office of Public Health and Science Department of Health and Human Services ADVISERS The Honorable Elliot Abrams Senior Director Democracy, Human Rights and International Operations National Security Council Executive Office of the President Tony Banbury Acting Senior Director Democracy, Human Rights and International Operations National Security Council Executive Office of the President Ann Blackwood Health Programs Officer Office of UN Technical and Specialized Agencies Bureau of International Organization Affairs Department of State The Honorable Richard Boucher Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs and Department Spokesman Department of State James L. Bullock Director Office of Policy, Public and Congressional Affairs Bureau of International Organization Affairs Department of State Victoria Cargill, M.D. Acting Director Office of AIDS Policy Department of Health and Human Services Nancy Carter-Foster Director Emerging Infectious Disease Staff Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Department of State Ellen Cosgrove United States Mission to the United Nations New York M. Christian Cullum Legislative Management Officer Bureau of Legislative Affairs Department of State Brett Davis Office of the Secretary Department of Health and Human Services John Davison Deputy United States Representative to the Economic and Social Council United States Mission to the United Nations New York Paul Delay, M.D. Chief HIV/AIDS Division Agency for International Development Valerie Dickson-Horton Acting Assistant Administrator for Africa Agency for International Development Cedric Dumont, M.D. Medical Director Office of Medical Services Department of State Anthony Fauci, M.D. Director National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Department of Health and Human Services Jendayi Frazer Senior Director African Affairs National Security Council Executive Office of the President Duff Gillespie Deputy Acting Administrator for Population, Health and Nutrition Agency for International Development Terrell Halaska Office of the Secretary Department of Health and Human Services Anthony Jewell Office of the Secretary Department of Health and Human Services The Honorable Walter H. Kansteiner Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Department of State Craig Kelly Executive Assistant to the Secretary Department of State The Honorable Paul V. Kelly Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs Department of State Jeffrey P. Koplan, M.D. Director Centers for Disease Control Department of Health and Human Services Lynne Lambert Director Office of UN Technical and Specialized Agencies Bureau of International Organization Affairs Department of State Michael Miler Director African Affairs National Security Council Executive Office of the President Stuart Nightingale, M.D. Senior Medical Adviser to the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Department of Health and Human Services Joseph O'Neill, M.D. Director HIV/AIDS Bureau Health Resources and Services Administration Department of Health and Human Services Anthony Rock Deputy Assistant Secretary Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Department of State John Sandage Attorney-Adviser Office of the Legal Adviser Department of State Millicent Schwenk National Economic Council Executive Office of the President William Smullen Chief of Staff to the Secretary Department of State E. Michael Southwick Deputy Assistant Secretary for Global Affairs Bureau of International Organization Affairs Department of State Willliam Steiger Senior Adviser to the Secretary Department of Health and Human Services PRIVATE SECTOR ADVISERS Kate Carr Chief Executive Officer Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Washington, D.C. Janice P. Kopelman, LSW, MSW State AIDS Director Commonwealth of Pennsylvania National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors Director, Bureau of Communicable Diseases Pennsylvania Department of Health Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Henry McKinnell Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Pfizer Chairman, PhRMA New York, New York Jairo Pedrazza PWA Leadership Institute Member, Board of Directors Latino Commission on AIDS New York, New York Shepherd Smith Children's AIDS Fund Washington, D.C. Patricia Stonesifer Co-Chair and President Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Seattle, Washington TECHNICAL ADVISERS (not on Official Delegation): J. Michael Allen Legislative Management Officer Bureau of Legislative Affairs, DOS Kenneth Bernard Senior Health Adviser to Senator William Frist Thomas Cooney, Foreign Affairs Officer Bureau of International Organization Affairs, DOS Lois Herrmann, Senior Strategic Communications Officer Bureau of Public Affairs, DOS Bernadette Kilroy International Affairs Analyst Senate Budget Committee Andre Lewis Chief of Staff, Office of Representative Juanita Millender-McDonald Novia Plummer Press Officer, USAID Michael Riggs Adviser to Representative Barbara Lee Laurie Tracy Deputy Executive Secretary, DOS Heather Von Behren Intern, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, DOS |
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