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Tribal Liaison and Tribal Consultation Policy

Tribal communication and consultation is important to the California Health & Human Services Agency (CalHHS). In accordance with Governor Edmund G. Brown’s Executive Order B-10-11, this site includes contact information for Tribal Liaison in addition to CalHHS Agency’s Tribal Consultation Policy.

CalHHS Agency Tribal Liaison
Jim Suennen, Associate Secretary, External Affairs and Tribal Liaison
Phone: (916) 651-8056
Email: Jim.Suennen@chhs.ca.gov 

CalHHS Agency Tribal Consultation Policy
The CalHHS Agency’s Tribal Consultation Policy promotes and fosters effective government-to-government communication between California Indian Tribes and the CalHHS Agency, consistent with Executive Order B-10-11 and the Governor’s Tribal Advisor’s Office.