Secretary Kennedy Swears in Mark Cruz as Senior Advisor for Indian Health Services, Jun. 23, 2025
June 23, 2025 · U.S. Department of Health and Human Services · 0:01:09
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What happened
HHS published Secretary Kennedy swearing in Mark Cruz as Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Indian Health Services on June 23, 2025. In the statement carried in HHS’s description, Kennedy says: ‘I had the honor of swearing in Mark Cruz as Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Indian Health Services. Indian Country is not just a concern of mine—it is a top priority. We cannot Make America Healthy Again without making Native health a central focus.’
Why it matters
The appointment staffs Kennedy’s Indian Health priority at the Secretary’s-office level, ahead of his July 2, 2025 MAHA Tour stop on Oklahoma Indian Health.
Sources: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, ‘Secretary Kennedy Swears in Mark Cruz as Senior Advisor for Indian Health Services’ (HHS upload, embedded above).
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