Disclaimer: This post is for informational purposes only. The appointees are listed exactly as they are on the source website. I preserve the original alphabetization order of the first names of the listed appointees. The content of this post is in pursuance of Amendment I to the U.S. Constitution.
Source: Victory Institute, Updated August 24, 2022 | LGBTQ Appointments in the Biden – Harris Administration
As of April 29, 2021 – the 100 Days mark of Joe Biden’s presidency – over 200 known LGBTQ people have been appointed to his administration, the most in history at this point in any administration.
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- Asian Development Bank:
- Chantale Wong, U.S. Director of the Asian Development Bank with the rank of Ambassador
- AmeriCorps Corporation for National and Community Service:
- Henry Hicks, Assistant to the Board of Directors
- Department of Agriculture (USDA):
- Alberto Gonzales, Senior Advisor for External Engagement, Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
- Edyael Casaperalta, Senior Policy Advisor at the Rural Utilities Service
- Fernando Brigidi, Special Assistant with the Office of the Deputy Secretary
- Kenneth Corn, USDA State Director, Rural Development, Oklahoma
- Department of Commerce:
- Abigale Belcrest, Special Assistant to the Under Secretary, Bureau of Industry and Security
- Chakir’ Underdown, Deputy Director, Executive Secretariat
- Ellie Collinson, Chief of Staff to the Chief Financial Officer/Assistant Secretary of Administration
- Hazel Rosenblum-Sellers, Special Assistant and Scheduler
- Ike Umunnah, Director of Public Affairs, Economic Development Administration
- Jed Kolko, Undersecretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs
- Michale Carey, Chief Protocol Officer and Senior Advisor
- Mira Patel, Senior Advisor to the Deputy Secretary
- Robert Williams, Deputy Director for Intergovernmental Affairs NTIA
- Roddy Flynn, Deputy Director of Congressional Affairs at the National Telecommunications & Information Administration
- Samuel Marquez, Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development
- Taylor Carter-Disanto, Special Assistant, Minority Business Development Agency
- Vince Micone, Executive Director for Enterprise Services
- Department of Defense:
- Alex Wagner, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs
- Andrea Goldstein, Assistant Director, Force Resiliency, Department of the Navy
- Anthony Johnson, Special Advisor to the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
- Ben Chao, Special Assistant, Budget and Appropriations Affairs
- Beth George, Principal Deputy General Counsel
- Farouk Ophaso, Senior Advisor, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)
- Gina Ortiz Jones, Undersecretary of the Air Force
- Jamal Brown, Deputy Press Secretary^
- Jesse Salazar, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Industrial Policy
- Karim Farishta, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs in the Office of the Secretary of Defense
- Leon Ratz, Special Assistant
- Matt Williams, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Senate Affairs
- Richard Johnson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Policy
- Shawn Skelly, Assistant Secretary for Readiness
- Victor Estevez Garcia, Special Assistant to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Western Hemisphere
- Will Goodwin, Deputy Chief of Staff for the Secretary of the Army
- Department of Education:
- Alex Payne, Special Assistant, Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs
- Chauncey Alexander, Special Assistant
- Heather Ward, Special Assistant, Office of Postsecondary Education
- Joaquin Tamayo, Chief of Staff Office of the Deputy Secretary
- Kristina Ishmael, Deputy Director, Office of Education Technology
- Levi Bohanan, Special Assistant Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
- Richard Williams, Chief of Staff to the Assistant Secretary
- Stephen Lamb, Confidential Assistant, Office of Postsecondary Education
- Suzanne Goldberg, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Strategic Operations and Outreach, Office for Civil Rights
- Department of Energy:
- Andrew Wills, Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor for Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response
- David Mayorga, Director of Public Affairs
- Ellie Collinson, Chief of Staff to the Chief Financial Officer, Assistant Secretary of Administration
- Isha Korde, Special Assistant to the White House Liaison
- Jeremiah Baumann, Deputy Chief of Staff
- Jeff Marootian, Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
- Robert Golden, Special Advisor to the Chief of Staff
- Suzanna Steele, Special Assistant to the White House Liaison, Office of the Secretary
- Tarak Shah, Chief of Staff
- Department of Homeland Security:
- Adam Hunter, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Immigration
- Alexander Fox, Scheduler to the Secretary
- Cassie Wilcox, Special Assistant to the Secretary
- Chris Magnus, Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection
- Eduardo Maia Silva, Assistant Press Secretary
- Emily Stanley, Special Assistant to the Director, CISA
- Grace Meyer, Special Assistant, Office of the Deputy Secretary
- Justin Knighten, Director of the Office of External Affairs at FEMA
- Nathan Williams, Special Assistant and Advisor
- Reese McCranie, Senior Advisor, Office of Public Affairs, CBP
- Patrick Hobart, Special Assistant, Office of General Counsel
- Steven Feder, Chief of Protocol, Office of the Secretary
- Department of Housing and Urban Development:
- Ben Winter, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development^
- Beth Niblock, Chief Information Officer, Chief Information Office
- Brian Castro, Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations
- Brian McCabe, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development
- Elly Kugler, Senior Counsel, Office of General Counsel
- Faith Rogers, Senior Advisor
- Jenn Jones, Chief of Staff
- Joe Carlile, Senior Advisor for Budget, Policy, and Programs to the Secretary
- Lacey Rose, Director of Strategic Communications, Office of Public Affairs
- Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development
- Solomon Greene, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Policy Development and Research and nominee for Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research
- Stephen Lucas, Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing
- Department of Health and Human Services:
- Adrian Eng-Gastelum, Press Secretary
- AJ Pearlman, Chief of Staff, COVID-19 Response
- Brian Altman, Deputy Director for the Administration on Aging at Administration for Community Living
- Brian Kaplun, Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff
- Daniel Tartakovsky, Associate Director of Science and Policy, Office of the Surgeon General
- Elizabeth Carr, Senior Advisor to the Director, Indian Health Services
- Hannah Katch, Senior advisor at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Larry Handerhan, Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor Administration for Children and Families
- Laura Durso, Chief of Staff for Civil Rights
- Michael Huggins, Senior Advisor, Office of Civil Rights
- Molly Doris-Peirce, Special Assistant, Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs
- Admiral Rachel Levine, Assistant Secretary for Health
- Sarah Boateng, Chief of Staff
- Steven Lopez, Counselor to the Secretary, AHRQ/FDA/NIH
- Department of the Interior:
- Giovanni Rocco, Deputy Press Secretary
- Mike Martinez, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks
- Tyler Cherry, Press Secretary
- Winnie Stachelberg, Senior Advisor and Infrastructure Coordinator
- Department of Justice:
- Carlos Uriete, Assistant Attorney General for Legislative Affairs
- Department of Labor:
- Chris Godfrey, Director, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs
- Jack Jackson, Tribal Liaison, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs
- Julian Purdy, Chief of Staff, Veterans’ Employment & Training Service
- Malbert Smith, Legislative Officer
- Patrick Oakford, Chief of Staff for the Assistant Secretary for Policy
- Wendy Chun-Hoon, Women’s Bureau Director
- Department of State:
- Amber Mclntyer, Director of Operations, United States Mission to the UN
- Ariane Tabatabai, Senior Advisor for the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security
- Christopher Lamora, Ambassador to Cameroon*
- Erik Ramanathan, Ambassador to Sweden*
- Francisco Bencosme, Senior Advisor for East Asia
- Jessica Stern, U.S. Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons
- Jirair Ratevosian, Senior Advisor for the Office fo Global AIDS Coordinator and Health Diplomacy
- Leonardo Martinez-Diaz, Senior Director for Climate Finance, Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate
- Marc Ostfield, Ambassador to Paraguay*
- Marcus Switzer, Deputy Chief of Protocol
- Ned Price, Spokesperson
- Reggie Greer, Senior Advisor to the U.S. LGBTQI Special Envoy
- Rufus Gifford, Chief of Protocol, with the rank of Ambassador*
- Scott Miller, Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein*
- Sean Bartlett, Senior Advisor, Bureau of Global Public Affairs
- Tobin Bradley, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
- Department of Transportation:
- Arlando Teller, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Tribal Affairs
- Charlene Wang, Special Assistant, Federal Highway Administration
- Dani Simons, Director of Public Affairs
- Emma Tyler, Associate Director for Governmental Affairs
- Joseph Jarrin, Senior Advisor for Management and Budget, Office of the Secretary
- Justin Ramirez, Program Manager in the Office of Public Engagement in the Office of the Secretary
- Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of Transportation*
- Philip McNamara, Assistant Secretary for Administration
- Raffi Freedman-Gurspan, Deputy Director of Public Engagement
- Tatjana Kunz, Special Assistant for Policy
- Department of the Treasury:
- Aditi Hardikar, Senior Advisor to the Deputy Secretary
- Damian Richardson, Special Assistant
- Dayanara Ramirez, Spokesperson
- Lowery McNeal, Digital Strategy Specialist, Office of Public Affairs
- Department of Veteran Affairs:
- Kayla Williams, Assistant Secretary, Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs
- Environmental Protection Agency:
- Brent Efron, Special Assistant, Office of Policy^
- Casey Katims, Deputy Associate Administrator for Intergovernmental Relations
- Eric Wachter, Director, Office of the Executive Secretariat
- Debra Shore, Regional Administrator for EPA Region 5
- Dorian Blythers, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations
- Eunjung Kim, Special Assistant, Office of Air and Radiation
- Johnathan Garza, Special Assistant, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations
- Jon Monger, Assistant Deputy Administrator
- Maxwell Levy, Special Assistant, Office of Public Engagement
- Rodney Snyder, Senior Advisor for Agriculture Office of the Administrator
- Executive Office of the President:
- Alex Haskell, Senior Deputy Associate Counsel, Presidential Personnel Office
- Allie Peck, Senior Legislative Affairs Advisor, Office of Legislative Affairs
- Andrew Hebbler, Assistant Director for Health and Life Sciences, OSTP
- Anthony Bernal, Sr., Advisor to FLOTUS Dr. Jill Biden
- Anthony Pascua Jr., U.S Digital Service
- Bechara Choucair, Vaccination Coordinator
- Billy Silk, Senior Associate Director, PPO
- Brendan Cohen, Platform Manager
- Carlos Elizondo, White House Social Secretary
- Connor Goddard, Senior Associate Director at the White House
- Curtis Ried, Senior Director of Multilateral Affairs, NSC
- Dave Noble, Director of White House Management and Administration
- David Gins, Office of the Vice President
- David Shimer, Policy Advisor, NSC
- David Nurnberg, Associate Director Office of the Social Secretary
- Edgar Estrada, Associate Director of Special Projects and Special Assistant to the Second Gentleman
- Ella Lipin, Senior Advisor, NSC
- Ellen Qualls, Consultant, OSTP
- Emma Beckerman, Research Associate
- Emmy Ruiz, Director of Political Strategy and Outreach
- Ernesto Apreza, Office of Public Engagement – Latino Engagement
- Gabriel Uy, Associate Director, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs^
- Garret Lamm, Deputy Director of Presidential Correspondence
- Gautam Raghavan, Director, Presidential Personnel Office
- Grace Smith, Scheduler, Council of Environmental Quality
- Hannah Bristol, Associate Director of Public Engagement
- Harold Philips, Director of the Office of National Aids Policy
- Howard Ou, Associate Director of Public Engagement
- Ike Hajinazarian, Regional Communications Director
- Ike Irby, Policy Advisor in the Office of the Vice President
- Jamie Citron, Special Assistant to the President for Presidential Personnel
- Jamie Keene, Domestic Policy Council
- Jamie McFarlin, Domestic Policy Council
- Jesse Bernstein, Director for Human Rights and Civil Society at NSC
- John Elias, Senior Deputy Associate Counsel, Presidential Personnel Office
- John W. McCarthy, Senior Advisor to the Counselor to the President
- Jordan Finkelstein, Special Assistant to Anita Dunn
- Jordan Orosz, Deputy Associate Counsel and Tax Counsel, Presidential Personnel Office
- Julian Gewirtz, Director for China, NSC
- Karine Jean-Pierre, White House Press Secretary
- Kei Koizumi, Principal Deputy Director for Policy, OSTP
- Kevin Muños, Assistant Press Secretary
- Kings Floyd, Researcher, Presidential Personnel Office
- Lucas Acosta, White House Director of Broadcast Media
- Marc Aidinoff, Senior Advisor and Acting Chief of Staff, OSTP
- Marco Sanchez, Associate Director for Domestic Agency Personnel
- Matt Hill, Senior Associate Communications Director
- Matthew Hernandez, Personnel Vetting Chief of Staff, Presidential Personnel Office
- Michael LaRosa, Press Secretary to Dr. Jill Biden, First Lady of the United States
- Olivia Raisner, Traveling Content Director
- Pili Tobar, Deputy White House Communications Director
- Ray Dyson, Associate Director, PPO
- Ruben Gonzales, Special Assistant to the President for Domestic Agency Personnel, PPO
- Sean Christiansen, Policy Advisor, Office on COVID-19 Response
- Stephen Goepfert, Special Assistant to the President
- Stuart Delery, White House Counsel
- Teresa Tolliver, Associate Director, PPO
- Terry Moynihan, Deputy Director for Research
- Tim Maurer, Director for Technology and Democracy, NSC
- Thomas Isen, Special Assistant
- William Rusche, Research Lead, Presidential Personnel Office
- Zachary Bernstein, Director for Strategic Stability and Regional Security, NSC
- Export-Import Bank of the United States:
- Chris Van Es, Senior Vice President for Communication and External Engagement
- Farm Credit Administration:
- Vincent Logan, Member of the Farm Credit Administration
- Federal Aviation Administration:
- Marc Nichols, Chief Counsel
- Federal Communications Commission:
- Alejandro Roark, Consumer and Government Affairs Bureau Chief
- Gigi Sohn, Commissioner
- Government Services Administration:
- Jacky Chang, Senior Advisor on Technology
- Nathan Osburn, Speechwriter
- Judicial Nominees:
- Alison Nathan, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- Ana Reyes, United States District Court for the District of Columbia
- Beth Robinson, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- Charlotte Sweeney, United States District Court for the District of Colorado
- Gina Mendez-Miro, United States District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico
- Jamar Walker, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- Nina Morrison, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York
- William Pocan, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration:
- Kayla Ratnasamy, Special Assistant to the Administrator
- Thomas Zimmerman, Senior Advisor for Policy Coordination
- Office of Personnel Management:
- Margot Conrad, Executive Director, Chief Human Capital Officers (CHCO) Council, and Senior Advisor to the Director
- Ernesto Rodriguez, Senior Advisor, Congressional, Legislative, and Intergovernmental Affairs
- Jason Tengco, White House Liaison
- Viet Tran, Press Secretary
- Scott Syroka, Deputy Communications Director
- Tiffany Worthy, Senior Advisor for Appointee Leadership Development
- Office of the Director of National Intelligence:
- Christy Abizaid, Director of National Counterterrorism Center
- Selective Service System:
- Daniel Sohn, Selective Service System Local Board Member
- Small Business Administration:
- Francisco Sanchez, Jr., Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Assistance
- Han Nguyen, Acting Associate Administrator
- Jennifer Knight, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Textiles, Consumer Goods, and Materials
- Jonathan Alter, Senior Advisor, Office of Investment and Innovation
- Julie Verratti, Associate Administrator of Field Operations
- Larry Webb, D.C. District Director
- Mark Madrid, Associate Administrator for the Office of Entrepreneurial Development
- Olivia Shestopal, Director of Advance
- Terrence Clark, Director of Communications, Office of Communications & Public Liaison
- Veronica Pugin, Senior Advisor in the Office of Capital Access
- U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID):
- Anka Lee, Senior China Policy Advisor
- Blair Mallin, Scheduler to the Administrator
- Eric Jacobstein, Senior Advisor for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Jay Gilliam, Senior LGBTQI+ Coordinator
- Lauren Post, Senior Advisor, Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance
- Liz Leibowitz, Pillar Lead for Policy, Engagement, and Communications, COVID-19 Task Force
- Michael Michner, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Resilience and Food Security
- Nabila Baptiste, Special Assistant to the Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean
- U.S. Board and Commissions:
- Adrian Shanker, Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS
- Cathy Harris, Chair of the Merit Systems Protection Board
- Chai Rachel Feldblum, Commissioner, U.S. Ability One Commission
- Christopher Morgan, Member of the National Council on the Arts
- Christy Goldsmith Romero, Commodity Futures Trading Commission*
- Claudia Slacik, Chair, Board of Directors, Securities and Investor Protection Corporation*
- Eric Fanning, Member, Board of Visitors to the U.S. Air Force Academy
- Gabriel Cazares, Commissioner, U.S. Ability One Commission
- Joseph Falk, Member, U.S. Institute for Peace
- Katherine Rice, Presidents Commission on White House Fellows
- Paul Angelo, Member, Board of Visitors to the U.S. Naval Academy
- Paul Boskind, Member, President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities
- Robert Garcia, Trustee of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation
- Sarah McBride, Member, Commission on Presidential Scholars
- Sharon Kleinbaum, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedoms
- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, Member, Board of Visitors to the U.S. Air Force Academy
- Todd Harper, Chair, National Credit Union Administration
- Tori Cooper, Presidents Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS
- U.S. Census Bureau:
- Meghan Maury, Senior Advisor
- U.S. International Development Finance Corporation:
- Aparna Shrivastava, Deputy Chief Climate Officer
- U.S. Mission to the UN:
- Josh Black, Senior Advisor to the U.S Ambassador to the UN
- U.S. Department of the Treasury:
- Aditi Hardikar, Senior Advisor to the Deputy Secretary
- Dayanara Ramirez, Spokesperson
- U.S Office of the Trade Representative:
- Aruna Kalyanam, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy
- Christopher Wilson, Chief Innovation and Intellectual Property Negotiator
- Michael Kikukawa, Spokesperson
- Veterans Affairs:
- Sue Fulton, Assistant Secretary Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs
- Kayla Williams, Assistant Secretary Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs
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