HHS Has Adm. Levine Back to Being a Man
8th December 2025
The Department of Health and Human Services changed the nameplate on an official portrait of Adm. Rachel Levine, the department’s former assistant secretary, replacing the legal name with a prior name.
The portrait is displayed at the Hubert H. Humphrey Building in Washington alongside those of past holders of the assistant secretary role.
NPR first reported the nameplate beneath Levine’s portrait was altered to read “Richard,” Levine’s birth name.
Officers of the Public Health Service wear uniforms similar to those of the Navy and use Navy rank terminology, but that’s just cosplay. Levine was no more a real Admiral than a real female.