Throughout his presidential campaign and during his
administration, President Barack Obama has affirmed his
commitment to addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United
States. To that end, he directed the White House Office of
National AIDS Policy (ONAP) to develop a National HIV/AIDS
Strategy (NHAS) to realize his vision that “[t]he United States
will become a place where new HIV infections are rare and when
they do occur, every person, regardless of age, gender,
race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or socio-
economic circumstance, will have unfettered access to high-
quality, life-extending care, free from stigma and
discrimination.” Over a year in the making, the NHAS and its
accompanying Implementation Plan were unveiled on July 13, 2010,
by the Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council,
Melody Barnes; Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS),
Kathleen Sebelius; Director of ONAP, Jeffrey Crowley; and HHS
Assistant Secretary for Health, Dr. Howard Koh. President Obama
hosted a r