Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has appointed Kyle Diamantas, a former partner at Jones Day, as a senior counselor at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Diamantas, who previously served as the FDA’s deputy commissioner for human foods, will continue in that role while assuming additional responsibilities as senior counselor. ([yahoo.com](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/rfk-jr-shakes-leadership-team-230508328.html?utm_source=openai))
Diamantas’s legal background includes his tenure at Jones Day’s Miami office, where he specialized in regulatory and compliance matters. His appointment is part of a broader restructuring within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under Secretary Kennedy’s leadership. ([yahoo.com](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/rfk-jr-shakes-leadership-team-230508328.html?utm_source=openai))
In addition to Diamantas’s new role, Secretary Kennedy has made several other key appointments within HHS. Chris Klomp, who has been serving as the director of the Center for Medicare and a deputy administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), has been named chief counselor for the department. Klomp will oversee all HHS operations while retaining his existing roles at CMS. ([yahoo.com](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/rfk-jr-shakes-leadership-team-230508328.html?utm_source=openai))
Grace Graham, previously the FDA’s deputy commissioner for policy, legislation, and international affairs, has also been appointed as a senior counselor at the FDA. Graham’s experience includes serving as chief health counsel to Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers and as an aide to former Senators Lamar Alexander and Mike Enzi. ([yahoo.com](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/rfk-jr-shakes-leadership-team-230508328.html?utm_source=openai))
These appointments reflect Secretary Kennedy’s efforts to reshape the leadership team at HHS, aiming to enhance coordination and policy implementation across the department’s various agencies. The new senior counselors are expected to play pivotal roles in advancing the department’s objectives and addressing ongoing public health challenges. ([yahoo.com](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/rfk-jr-shakes-leadership-team-230508328.html?utm_source=openai))