Bureau Home Bureau Home About Us Leadership Key Topics Global Health Security and Diplomacy Front Office SCE PEPFAR HomeBureaus & Offices > The Secretary of State ...Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy hide Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy Our Mission The Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy (GHSD) leads and coordinates the Department’s work on strengthening global health security to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS. The Bureau leads U.S. diplomatic engagement; leverages and helps coordinate U.S. foreign assistance; and promotes international cooperation at the national, regional, and multilateral levels to better protect the United States and the world from health threats. The Bureau elevates and integrates global health security as a core component of U.S. national security and foreign policy. Ambassador-at-Large, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Senior Bureau Official for Global Health Security and Diplomacy Dr. John N. Nkengasong The Latest April 16, 2024 Release of 2024 U.S. Global Health Security Strategy Today, Ambassador Dr. John Nkengasong -- U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Senior Bureau Official for the Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy (GHSD), who leads the Department’s Bureau for Global Health Security and Diplomacy -- took part in a White House event officially launching the 2024 U.S. Global Health Security Strategy (GHSS). April 5, 2024 United States Global Health Security Partnerships April 4, 2024 Ambassador Nkengasong’s Statement on Ugandan Constitutional Court upholding most of the Anti-Homosexuality Act March 29, 2024 Joint Statement by Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra See All