Daniel C. Schneider, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Administration for Children and Families, assumed the acting Assistant Secretary role effective April 9th, 2007. Dan joined the Department in March 2005 and has been a key member of the senior leadership team at ACF.

Daniel Schneider was the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Children and Families at the United States Department of Health and Human Services. With a $49 billion budget, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is responsible for programs that promote the social and economic well-being of America’s children, youth and families.

Prior to his appointment at ACF, Mr. Schneider served as the General Counsel at the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), an independent grant-making agency of the United States government dedicated to supporting research, education, and programs in the humanities. During his NEH appointment he was detailed for one year to the White House Office of Presidential Personnel where he served as the Deputy Associate Director. Mr. Schneider’s first appointment in the executive branch was at the U.S. Department of Labor where he served as the White House Liaison.

Prior to joining the Bush administration he worked for four years on Capitol Hill as the Chief of Staff to U.S. Congressman James R. Ryun.

Mr. Schneider came to Washington, D.C. from New York City where he practiced law with a New York-based international law firm. Before commencing his legal practice he lived in the People’s Republic of China where he was the Commercial Attaché for the Kansas Commerce Department.

He holds a law degree from Columbia University and two undergraduate degrees from the University of Kansas in Lawrence.