Former United States Surgeon General (March 9, 1990 - June 30, 1993).
She was appointed by President George H. W. Bush and is the first woman
and the first Hispanic to hold the position.
Served as Health Commissioner for the State of New York from 1999 to 2007.
Health Commissioner for the State of New York. She was
appointed by Governor George Pataki in 1999. (October 2004)