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Posted By richards on March 13, 2013

The White House

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release

March 12, 2013

WASHINGTON, DC Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts:

Henry Claypool Member, Commission on Long-Term Care Julian Harris Member, Commission on Long-Term Care Carol Raphael Member, Commission on Long-Term Care Diana Shaw Clark Member, United States Holocaust Memorial Council Greg A. Rosenbaum Member, United States Holocaust Memorial Council

President Obama said, I am proud that such experienced and committed individuals have agreed to serve the American people in these important roles. I look forward to working with them in the months and years ahead.

President Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts:

Henry Claypool, Appointee for Member, Commission on Long-Term Care Henry Claypool is the Executive Vice President of the American Association of People with Disabilities, a position he has held since January 2013. Previously, Mr. Claypool served as Principal Deputy Administrator of the Administration for Community Living at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), where he also advised the Secretary on disability policy. From 2009 to 2012, Mr. Claypool was Director of the Office of Disability at HHS, and from 2006 to 2009, he was Policy Director of Independence Care System. From 2005 to 2006, he served as Senior Advisor to the Associate Commissioner of the Office of Employment Support Programs at the Social Security Administration, and from 2002 to 2004, he served as Co-Director of Advancing Independence. Mr. Claypool worked at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services from 1999 to 2001 and at the Administration on Development Disabilities in 1998. In 2007, he served on Virginias Health Reform Commission. Mr. Claypool received a B.A. from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Dr. Julian Harris, Appointee for Member, Commission on Long-Term Care Dr. Julian Harris is the Director of the Office of Medicaid in Massachusetts, a position he has held since July 2011. He oversees the states $11 billion Medicaid program that provides comprehensive health insurance for children, families, seniors, and people with disabilities. From 2008 to 2011, Dr. Harris trained in internal medicine and primary care at the Brigham & Womens Hospital while serving as a clinical fellow on the faculty of Harvard Medical School. Concurrently, he practiced as a hospitalist physician with the Cambridge Health Alliance. In 2006 and 2007, he worked as a consultant, first at the AIDS Support Organization in Uganda and later at BioAdvance Life Sciences Fund and McKinsey & Company. Previously, he worked at the World Bank as a consultant for Global Core Courses on Reproductive Health and Health Sector Reform. Dr. Harris is a Truman and Rhodes Scholar. He received a B.A. from Duke University, a M.Sc. from Oxford University, an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of Business, and an M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania.

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