The Future of U.S. Global Health Diplomacy and Assistance: A Dialogue on the State Department's America First Global Health Strategy
Monday, September 22, 2025, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Agenda
Doors open at 11:30 AM
Registration and Lunch
Welcome, Opening and Introduce Keynote: Kendra Gaither, SVP African Affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Keynote Address: Jeremy P. Lewin, Acting Under Secretary for Foreign Assistance, Humanitarian Affairs, and Religious Freedom, U.S. Department of State
Strategy Presentation: Brad Smith, Senior Advisor, Global Health Security and Diplomacy, State Department
Panel: Charting a New Path Forward
- Moderator: Brad Smith, Senior Advisor, Global Health Security and Diplomacy, State Department
- Speakers:
- H.E. Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, Minister of Health, Nigeria
- H.E. Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana, Minister of Health, Rwanda
- Daniel O'Day, Chief Executive Officer, Gilead Sciences
- Caitlin Burton, Chief Executive Officer, Zipline Africa
Panel: Executing on the New Strategy Across the U.S. Government
- Moderator: Joanna Sickler, Vice-President, Health Policy & External Affairs, Roche Diagnostics
- Speakers:
- Jeffrey Graham: Senior Bureau Official, Bureau for Global Health Security and Diplomacy, State Department
- Nafisa Jiwani, Head of Global Health Investments, U.S. Development Finance Corporation
Closing: Varnee Murugan, Executive Director, Global Initiative on Health and the Economy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Location
The Westin Grand Central | Madison Ballroom
212 E 42nd StNew York, NY 10017
United States
This event is intended to fall within the widely attended event exception to the House and Senate gift rules. Executive branch employees should obtain written permission to attend this event from their designated agency ethics office and should email a copy of the permission to Suyash Gupta (sgupta@uschamber.com).


