United States Global AIDS Coordinator explained

Post:	United States Global AIDS Coordinator
Insignia:	U.S. Department of State official seal.svg
Insigniasize:	120
Insigniacaption:	Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent:	John Nkengasong
Acting:	no
Incumbentsince:	June 13, 2022
Nominator:	President of the United States
Formation:	2003
Inaugural:	Randall Tobias
Department:	United States Department of State President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
Reports To:	Secretary of State

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.

List of Global AIDS Coordinators

	Image	Name	Term
1		Randall Tobias	October 6, 2003 – March 2006^[5] ^[6]
–			March to August 2006 (Acting)^[7] ^[8]
2			August 2006 – January 2009
3		Eric Goosby	June 23, 2009 – November 2013^[9]
4		Deborah Birx	April 4, 2014 – January 20, 2021^[10]
–		Angeli Achrekar (Acting)	January 20, 2021 – June 13, 2022^[11]
5		John Nkengasong	June 13, 2022 – present

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Assistant Secretaries and Equivalent Rank. 2001–2009 Archive for the U.S. Department of State . November 15, 2015.
2. Web site: Department Organization Chart. January 2008 . 2001–2009 Archive for the U.S. Department of State . November 15, 2015.
3. Web site: The United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief . pepfar.gov. 2019-02-19.
4. Web site: PEPFAR Overview 2021 . June 2021 . U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
5. Web site: October 2004 . An Interview with Randall L. Tobias—Spearheading the U.S. Response to Global AIDS . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210629002344/https://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/ . Jun 29, 2021 . amfAR . TREAT Asia.
6. Web site: Remarks at the Swearing-in Ceremony of the Honorable Mark Dybul as U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator . 2001–2009 Archive for the U.S. Department of State . Condoleezza . Rice . Laura . Bush . Mark R. . Dybul . October 10, 2006 .
7. Web site: Ambassador Mark R. Dybul, United States Global AIDS Coordinator . George W. Bush White House archives .
8. Web site: Q and A with Ambassador Mark R Dybul, MD . Fogarty International Center . National Institutes of Health . 2012 . Global Health Matters . en-US.
9. Web site: June 23, 2009 . Ambassador Eric Goosby, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140112102910/http://www.pepfar.gov:80/press/125262.htm . Jan 12, 2014 . U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
10. Web site: April 4, 2014 . Dr. Deborah Birx Sworn-In as New U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161230194148/https://www.pepfar.gov/press/releases/2014/224403.htm . Dec 30, 2016 . The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
11. Web site: Angeli Achrekar . United States Department of State . en-US.