White House in Talks to Replace HHS Secretary Alex Azar
Stephanie Armour, Rebecca Ballhaus 58 mins ago
Administration officials are discussing replacing Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar following criticism of his management of the early response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to six people familiar with the discussions.
It remains unclear if Mr. Azar will be ousted and in what timeline that might occur. Administration officials said the White House is hesitant to shake up the leadership of HHS during a pandemic, though they acknowledged that frustration with the secretary has been growing in recent weeks.
President Trump is prone to unexpected staffing moves and dismissals, so the decision could still go either way. But people familiar with the discussions say they have accelerated in recent days with a far more serious tone, amid mounting criticism about Mr. Azar’s leadership, including a report in The Wall Street Journal detailing his early missteps in the coronavirus response.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/white-house-in-talks-to-replace-hhs-secretary-alex-azar/ar-BB13chbl?ocid=spartanntpBelow is an abbreviated outline of Azar's academic, professional, and political career:[6][7]
January 29, 2018 – Present: Secretary of Health and Human Services
January 2012 – January 2017: President, Eli Lilly and Company
April 2009 – December 2011: Vice President, Managed Healthcare Services and Puerto Rico, Eli Lilly and Company
June 2007 – March 2009: Senior Vice President Corporate Affairs and Communications, Eli Lilly and Company
2005 – 2007: Deputy Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, George W. Bush administration
August 2001 – July 2005: General Counsel, Department of Health and Human Services
1996 – 2001: Partner, Wiley Rein LLP
1994 – 1996: Associate Independent Counsel in office of Whitewater Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr
1992 – 1993: Law Clerk to Justice Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court of the United States
1991 – 1992: Law Clerk to Judge J. Michael Luttig, United States Court of Appeals
1991: Graduated from Yale Law School
1988: Graduated from Dartmouth College
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