Does someone know why President Obama removed the AIDS Policy Coordinator from the Domestic Policy Council?
One possibility: The Senior Advisor and Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Liaison (Valerie Jarrett) was added, and it’s possible that the AIDS Policy Coordinator reports to Jarrett.
Another possibility: Is the AIDS Policy Coordinator the “global AIDS coordinator and director of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief” referred to in this NYT article as being an ambassador-rank position in the State Department? It would make sense to remove that position from the Domestic Policy Council if it had evolved to that international focus during Bush’s terms (although would raise questions about why there isn’t a domestic AIDS policy advisor).
Anyone?
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Chris Geidner is the award-winning senior political editor at D.C.'s Metro Weekly and has written for The Atlantic Online, The American Prospect, Advocate.com, Salon and other publications, as well as at his blog, Law Dork. In 2011, he received the Excellence in News Writing Award from the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association for his coverage of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" repeal. Prior to moving to D.C. in 2009, he served as an attorney on the senior staff at the Ohio Attorney General's Office and had earlier worked for a leading Columbus law firm. An extended biography can be found