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  • How Far We've Come: Tina Tchen on AIDS

    This week, the 2012 International AIDS Conference is being held in Washington, D.C.  The Conference provides an opportunity for Administration officials to reflect on the effect that HIV/AIDS has had in their own lives, and how far we’ve come in the fight against the terrible disease. In the below video, Tina Tchen, Chief of Staff to the First Lady, shares how HIV/AIDS has personally impacted her life.

  • How Far We've Come: Grant Colfax on AIDS

    This week, the 2012 International AIDS Conference is being held in Washington, D.C.  The Conference provides an opportunity for Administration officials to reflect on the effect that HIV/AIDS has had in their own lives, and how far we’ve come in the fight against the terrible disease. In the below video, Grant Colfax, Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy, shares how HIV/AIDS has personally impacted his life:

     

  • How Far We've Come: John Berry on AIDS

    This week, the 2012 International AIDS Conference is being held in Washington, D.C.  The Conference provides an opportunity for Administration officials to reflect on the effect that HIV/AIDS has had in their own lives, and how far we’ve come in the fight against the terrible disease. In the below video, John Berry, Director of the Office of Personnel Management, shares how HIV/AIDS has personally impacted his life:

  • How Far We've Come: Cecilia Munoz on AIDS

    This week, the 2012 International AIDS Conference is being held in Washington, D.C.  The Conference provides an opportunity for Administration officials to reflect on the effect that HIV/AIDS has had in their own lives, and how far we’ve come in the fight against the terrible disease. In the below video, Cecilia Muñoz, Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, shares how HIV/AIDS has personally impacted her life.


  • How Far We've Come: Brad Kiley on AIDS

    This week, the 2012 International AIDS Conference is being held in Washington, D.C.  The Conference provides an opportunity for Administration officials to reflect on the effect that HIV/AIDS has had in their own lives, and how far we’ve come in the fight against the terrible disease. In the below video, Brad Kiley, Director of the Office of Management and Administration, shares how HIV/AIDS has personally impacted his life.

  • President Obama Welcomes 2012 International AIDS Conference Attendees

    This week, the 19th International AIDS Conference comes to the U.S. for the first time since 1990- thanks to bipartisan action by Presidents Obama and George W. Bush and the Congress to lift the ban on people living with HIV entering the United States. Thirty thousand participants are expected to attend the world's largest HIV/AIDS conference.

    The Obama Administration is taking action to turn the tide on HIV/AIDS by strengthening the scientific investments that have revolutionized prevention and care for people living with HIV. Under President Obama’s leadership, the Administration has increased overall funding to combat HIV/AIDS to record levels. We have launched the first comprehensive National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the United States to prevent and treat HIV in America. Globally, the Obama Administration has committed to treating 6 million people by the end of 2013 and is increasing the impact and sustainability of our investments. Take a minute to watch President Obama's welcome video for conference attendees.