Presidential Mission to Africa Led by Secretary of Health and Human Services, Tommy G. Thompson

March 31, 2002 - The Presidential Mission to Africa included stops in Mozambique, South Africa, Botswana, and Côte d'Ivoire. The trip was intended to help strengthen partnerships and strategies to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, which, when combined, claim six million lives each year.

The visit provided the first opportunity to take the message of the Millennium Challenge Account directly to high-level African leaders.

The Honorable Tommy G. Thompson, Secretary of Health and Human Services, headed the delegation. Others on the delegation included:

• Yvonne Maddox, Ph.D., Acting Deputy Director, National Institutes for Health, Department of Health and Human Services
• Anthony Fauci, Ph.D., Director National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes for Health, Department of Health and Human Services
• Harold Jaffe, M.D., Acting Director, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
• Steve Blount, M.D., Director, Office of Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
• Deborah Parham, Ph.D., Acting Associate Administrator, HIV/AIDS Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
• Terrell Halaska, Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
• William Steiger, Ph.D., Special Assistant to the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
• Matt Bluhm, Special Assistant to the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
• Corina Gardner, Special Assistant to the Director, Office of Global Health Affairs, Department of Health and Human Services
• Dave Boyer, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services
• The Honorable Eddie Bernice Johnson, Member of Congress
• The Honorable Barbara Lee, Member of Congress
• The Honorable E. Anne Peterson, M.D., Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Global Health, USAID
• Scott Evertz, Director, Office of National AIDS Policy, Executive Office of the President
• Michael Miller, Director, African Affairs, National Security Council, Executive Office of the President
• The Honorable George Moose, Senior Fellow, Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center, Howard University
• Bill Lucas, Deputy Director, Office of Southern African Affairs, Department of State
• Rev. Timothy J. O'Brien, Ph.D., Director Les Aspin Center, Marquette University
• Susan Hahn, Ph.D., Director, Program Quality and Support, Catholic Relief Services
• Richard E. Stearns, President, World Vision USA
• Shepherd Smith, President, Institute for Youth Development
• The Honorable Ronald Dellums, Senior Partner, Dellums, Rauer and Halter
• William Roper, M.D., M.P.H., Dean, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Hank McKinnell, Ph.D., Chairman and CEO, Pfizer, Inc.
• The Honorable Ray McGrath, President, Downey McGrath Group, Inc.

Last revised: August 13, 2007