America's new top health diplomat has strong opinions on abortion and gender

Bethany Kozma speaks to a U.N. meeting in September 2025. She has just been named to lead the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Global Affairs — a job known as the "diplomatic voice" of HHS.

Bethany Kozma leads a key global health office at the Department of Health and Human Services. In past experience in the public eye, she's campaigned against abortion and gender-affirming care.

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