Office of the Deputy Secretary (DS)

Speeches and Testimony

November 27, 2007 - (Troy)

• Remarks as Prepared for Delivery at the 2007 National Prevention and Health Promotion Summit
  Subject: Prevention

November 15, 2007 - (Troy)

• Remarks as Delivered at the Swearing-In of Tevi Troy as Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services
  Subject: Our Accomplishments, Our Goals

November 8, 2007 - (Troy)

• Remarks as Prepared for Delivery at the HHS Celebration of National American Indian and Alaskan Native Heritage Month
  Subject: National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month

November 1, 2007 - (Troy)

• Remarks as Prepared to the New York Presbyterian Healthcare System
  Subject: Value-Driven Health Care

October 11, 2007 - (Troy)

• Remarks as Prepared at Symposium on Global Health in the 21st Century
  Subject: A Road Map for International Collaboration

October 10, 2007 - (Troy)

• Remarks as Delivered at the Children's Inn 19th Annual Gala
  Subject: Children’s Inn 19th Annual Gala

• Remarks as Delivered at the Part D Low Income Subsidy Stakeholder Meeting
  Subject: Reaching out to Medicare Beneficiaries

July 23, 2007 - (Hargan)

• Remarks as Delivered at the Congressional Intern Lecture
  Subject: Improving Health by Empowering Consumers

July 13, 2007 - (Hargan)

• Remarks as Delivered on the Principles and Challenges in Food Safety
  Subject: Food Safety

June 5, 2007 - (Hargan)

• Remarks as Prepared at Memorial Sloan Kettering Medical Center
  Subject: Improving Health through Empowering Consumers

June 20, 2007 - (Hargan)

• Remarks as Prepared at the National Summit on Public Health Legal Preparedness
  Subject: Setting Expectations for the Federal Role in Public Health Emergencies

April 30, 2007 - (Hargan)

• Remarks as Prepared at the Sydney Institute
  Subject: Pandemic Preparedness

April 19, 2007 - (Hargan)

• Remarks as prepared at the HHS Trafficking In Persons In-Reach Campaign
  Subject: Trafficking In Persons

March 30, 2007 - (Hargan)

• Remarks as prepared to the Republican National Lawyers Association
  Subject: Helping the Uninsured

• Remarks as delivered to the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
  Subject: Personalized Health Care

October 28, 2006 - (Azar)

• Remarks at the René Moawad Foundation’s 13th Annual Benefit Dinner
  Subject: Working Toward a Free and Prosperous Lebanon

October 3, 2006 - (Azar)

• Remarks at the Heritage Foundation
  Subject: Value-Driven Health Care

August 31, 2006 - (Azar)

• Remarks to the Islamic Medical Association of North America
  Subject: Health Diplomacy to Islamic Countries

August 9, 2006 - (Azar)

• Remarks at the State of Alaska Influenza Testing Laboratory
  Subject: Our Commitment to Pandemic Preparedness

August 9, 2006 - (Azar)

• Remarks at the Opening of the Mega Bi-Annual Meeting of the Alaska Tribal Leadership, Health Directors, and State Partners
  Subject: Behavioral Health in Alaska Native Communities

May 3, 2006 - (Azar)

• Remarks to the Conference on Health Care Modernization in Central and Eastern Europe
  Subject: The Importance of Competition in Health Care

February 8, 2006 - (Azar)

• Remarks Delivered at the Aspen Institute, Berlin, Germany
  Subject: What Is Your Health Worth to Your Bureaucrat?

January 24, 2006 - (Azar)

• Deputy Secretary Azar discusses local preparedness for Avian Influenza at the 74th Winter Meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
  Subject: Pandemic Influenza: The Importance of Local Preparedness

January 4, 2006 - (Azar)

• Deputy Secretary Azar delivers the 15th C. Everett Koop Honorary Lecture to the Public Health Service Commissioned Officers Foundation annual Anchor and Caduceus luncheon
  Subject: A Productive Past for a Future of Service

November 9, 2005 - (Azar)

• Remarks at the Policy Institute, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
  Subject: Eating Today and Eating Tomorrow: Competition, Innovation, and Pricing for Modern Medicine

July 29, 2005 - (Azar)

• Remarks at the 2005 National Youth Summit
  Subject: Youth in Action