Kevin E. Moley is an American businessman and government official. He served in several government positions, including
Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services
The deputy secretary of health and human services (formerly the under secretary of health, education, and welfare, 1953–1979, and the under secretary of health and human services, 1979–1990) is the chief operating officer of the United States D ...
from 1992 to 1993 and
from 2018 to 2019.
Career
Moley is the former Ambassador to the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in Geneva.
[Ex-Ambassador Kevin Moley to be Asst Secretary for International Organization Affairs (IO)](_blank)
January 8, 2018, at Diplopundit He also served in other government positions, including in the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and
Health Care Financing Administration
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, worked in several Republican political campaigns, and in the private sector.
Moley also served in the
United States Marine Corps
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from 1965 to 1971, rising to the rank of
sergeant
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and receiving a
Purple Heart
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and a
Navy Commendation Medal
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.
Assistant Secretary of State
The
United States Senate
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The composition and pow ...
confirmed Moley to the post of
on March 22, 2018, by voice vote, and he assumed office on March 29, 2018. He succeeded
Bathsheba N. Crocker.
In August 2019, the investigative political website Politico alleged Moley had engaged in "disrespectful and hostile treatment" of staffers. This reporting was substantiated by an Inspector General's report which found that leadership including Moley had failed to meet leadership and management standards. The report criticized Moley for demanding first class accommodation on a trip that did not qualify for first class accommodations based on department policy and reprimanding staff for “not fighting hard enough” to find a way to accommodate his request.
Moley reportedly also removed a principal deputy assistant secretary after she raised concerns about
Mari Stull’s treatment of employees. In October 2019 Senator
Bob Menendez
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called for Secretary of State
Mike Pompeo
Michael Richard Pompeo (; born December 30, 1963) is an American politician, diplomat, and businessman who served under President Donald Trump as director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 2017 to 2018 and as the 70th United State ...
to fire Moley.
In October 2019, Moley announced he would step down from his position on November 29.
See also
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Mari Stull
References
External links
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Living people
Trump administration personnel
Permanent Representatives of the United States to the United Nations
Year of birth missing (living people)
United States Assistant Secretaries of State