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Kathy Cameron, founder of the Washington County Gay Straight Alliance Inc., has met Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine a couple times, as Cameron sits on the stateâs Commission on LGBTQ Affairs.
âSheâs a very, very professional and educated woman, and Iâm very proud that she would be recognized at a federal level,â Cameron said Tuesday. âThe visibility for a trans woman to be recognized at a federal level is gratifying but also empowering to that community.â
President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated Levine to serve in his administration as assistant secretary for health. If confirmed by the Senate, Levine will be the highest-ranking openly transgender official in the federal government.
Surgeon General resigns at Biden s request
Dan Diamond, The Washington Post
Jan. 20, 2021
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Surgeon General Jerome Adams at the White House last month.Washington Post photo by Toni L. Sandys.
WASHINGTON - U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams resigned at President-elect Joe Biden s request on Wednesday, as the incoming president sought to make a symbolic break with his predecessor s covid-19 response. Thank you for the opportunity to serve this great Nation, as this has been the honor of my life, Adams wrote in a departure note posted to Facebook. . . . I hope in 2021 and beyond, we can focus more on what unites us, and rise above what divides us.
Surgeon General resigns at Biden s request
Dan Diamond, The Washington Post
Jan. 20, 2021
FacebookTwitterEmail
Surgeon General Jerome Adams at the White House last month.Washington Post photo by Toni L. Sandys.
WASHINGTON - U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams resigned at President-elect Joe Biden s request on Wednesday, as the incoming president sought to make a symbolic break with his predecessor s covid-19 response. Thank you for the opportunity to serve this great Nation, as this has been the honor of my life, Adams wrote in a departure note posted to Facebook. . . . I hope in 2021 and beyond, we can focus more on what unites us, and rise above what divides us.