Jeffrey S. Crowley: Obama appoints openly gay Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy

February 26, 12:08 PMSex & Relationships ExaminerSarah Estrella

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Jeffrey S. Crowley to head ONAP

Big news this morning: President Obama has appointed an openly gay man, Jeffrey S. Crowley, as Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy, according to gaypolitics.com and other sources.

Here's a bit more about the position, via whitehouse.gov:

The Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) is the White House Office tasked with coordinating the continuing efforts of the government to reduce the number of HIV infections across the United States. Although the office emphasizes prevention through wide-ranging education initiatives, ONAP also helps to coordinate the care and treatment of citizens with HIV/AIDS. In addition, ONAP coordinates with international bodies to ensure that the fight against HIV/AIDS is fully integrated around the world.

Obama's been hit or miss with the gay community so far, but count this as a big hit: Crowley is former Deputy Executive Director at the National Association of People with AIDS, and was recommended by the Gay and Lesbian Leadership Institute's Presidential Appointments Project

In a story on DemocraticUnderground.com, Obama is quoted regarding Crowley's appointment:

Jeffrey Crowley brings the experience and expertise that will help our nation address the ongoing HIV/AIDS crisis and help my administration develop policies that will serve Americans with disabilities. In both of these key areas, we continue to face serious challenges and we must take bold steps to meet them. I look forward to Jeffrey’s leadership on these critical issues.

Other LGBT community leaders in the Obama administration, according to the Gay and Lesbian Leadership Institute:

• Anthony Bernal - Scheduler, Office of Dr. Jill Biden
• Jeremy Bernard - White House Liaison, National Endowment for the Humanities
• John Berry - Director-Designate, Office of Personnel Management
• Brian Bond - Deputy Director, White House Office of Public Liaison
• Ebs Burnough - Deputy Scheduler, Office of the First Lady
• Michael Camunez - Domestic Policy Cluster Head, Presidential Personnel
• Brook Colangelo - Chief Information Officer, White House Office of Administration
• Jeffrey S. Crowley, MPH, Director of Office of National AIDS Policy
• Fred Davie - Policy Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
• Fred Hochberg - Chairman-Designate, U.S. Export-Import Bank
• Shin Inouye - Director, Specialty Media
• Brad Kiley - Director, White House Office of Management and Administration
• Kei Koizumi - Assistant Director for Federal Research and Development, Office of Science and Technology Policy
• Karine Jean-Pierre - White House Liaison, U.S. Department of Labor
• David Medina - Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the First Lady
• Alison Nathan -  Assoc. Counsel, Office of White House Counsel
• Dave Noble - White House Liaison, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• Mark Perriello - Director of Priority Placement, Presidential Personnel
• Nancy Sutley – Chair, White House Council on Environmental Quality
• Moe Vela - Director of Operations, Office of the Vice President

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