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HHS Public Affairs Office Leadership

Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
Michael Caputo
Email: [email protected]


​Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
Ryan Murphy
Email: [email protected]

Agencies: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Health Reform, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)

Issues: Healthcare, Oversight and Outreach


Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs for Public Health
Bill Hall
Email: [email protected]

Agencies: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Food and Drug Administration, National Institutes of Health, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Global Affairs, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response

Issues: Biomedical Research, Public Health, Prescription Drugs and Medical Devices, Opioids, Vaccines, Infectious Diseases, Prevention, Tobacco, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Global Health, Risk Communication


Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs for Human Services
Mark Weber
Phone: 202-260-6412
Email: [email protected]

Agencies: Administration for Children and Families, Administration for Community Living , Departmental Appeals Board, Indian Health Service, Office for Civil Rights, Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration

Issues: Child Care, Fatherhood, Head Start, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), HHS Studio, Digital Communications


Deputy Assistant Secretary, National Spokesperson
Caitlin Oakley 
Email: [email protected]


Director of Speechwriting
Patrick Brennan
Email: [email protected]


Executive Officer/Deputy Agency Chief FOIA Officer
Kim Hutchinson
Email: [email protected]

FOIA questions or concerns: [email protected]


Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Division
Director
Brandon Gaylord
Email: [email protected]


Digital Communications Division
Director

Stacey Palosky
Phone: 202-205-9741
Email: [email protected]


Broadcast Communications Division
Director

Michael Wilker
Phone: 202-260-1315
Email: [email protected]

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