Secretary Thompson Announces Appointment of Margaret Giannini as Head ofNew Office on Disability

August 5, 2002 Secretary Thompson Announces Appointment of Margaret Giannini as Head of New Office on Disability On July 31, 2002 HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson announced the appointment of Margaret J. Giannini, M.D., F.A.A.P., currently the principal deputy assistant secretary for aging at the Administration on Aging (AoA), as the director to the new HHS Office on Disability. The HHS Office on Disability oversees the coordination, development and implementation of programs and special initiatives within HHS that impact people with disabilities. As head of the new office, Dr. Giannini will oversee the coordination of HHS . . .