List of Department of Agriculture appointments by Donald Trump

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Appointments (first administration)

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Secretary of Agriculture	Sonny Perdue [1]	April 25, 2017 (Confirmed April 24, 2017, 87–11) [2]	January 20, 2021
Deputy Secretary of Agriculture	Stephen Censky	October 10, 2017 (Confirmed October 3, 2017, voice vote)	November 8, 2020
General Counsel of Agriculture	Stephen Vaden [3]	March 17, 2017	September 5, 2017
		December 14, 2018 (Confirmed November 27, 2018, 53–46) [4]	December 21, 2020
Chief Financial Officer of Agriculture	Vacant
Principal Deputy Chief Financial Officer of Agriculture	Scott Soles [5]	August 13, 2019	January 20, 2021
Under Secretary of Agriculture (Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services)	Vacant
Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services	Brandon Lipps	August 19, 2019	January 20, 2021
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture (Congressional Relations)	Ken Barbic [6]	May 7, 2018 (Confirmed April 26, 2018, voice vote)	January 20, 2021
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Civil Rights	Vacant
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture (Civil Rights)	Vacant
Under Secretary of Agriculture (Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services)	Bill Northey [7]	March 6, 2018 (Confirmed February 27, 2018, voice vote)	January 20, 2021
Member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation	Gary Washington	June 2018
Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service	Kenneth Johnson [8]	April 30, 2018 (Appointed February 8, 2018)	January 20, 2021
Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety	Mindy Brashears [9]	January 29, 2019	January 20, 2021
Under Secretary of Agriculture (Food Safety)		March 23, 2020 (Confirmed March 23, 2020, voice vote)	January 20, 2021
Under Secretary of Agriculture (Natural Resources and Environment)	James E. Hubbard [10]	September 7, 2018 (Confirmed August 28, 2018, voice vote)	January 20, 2021
Under Secretary of Agriculture (Marketing and Regulatory Programs)	Greg Ibach	October 30, 2017 (Confirmed October 26, 2017, voice vote)	January 20, 2021
Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics	Scott H. Hutchins [11]	January 29, 2019	January 20, 2021
Under Secretary of Agriculture (Research, Education, and Economics)	Vacant
Under Secretary of Agriculture (Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs)	Ted McKinney	October 10, 2017 (Confirmed October 3, 2017, voice vote)	January 20, 2021
Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture	J. Scott Angle [12]	October 29, 2018 (Appointed September 2018)	January 20, 2021

Previous officeholders (first administration)

Office	Name	Took office	Left office
Secretary of Agriculture	Mike Young	January 20, 2017	April 25, 2017
Deputy Secretary of Agriculture		January 20, 2017	October 10, 2017

Appointments (second administration)

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Secretary of Agriculture	Brooke Rollins [13]	February 13, 2025
	Gary Washington [14]	January 20, 2025	February 13, 2025
Deputy Secretary of Agriculture	Stephen Vaden [15]	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation	Richard Fordyce
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs	Dudley Hoskins
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment	Michael Boren
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs	Luke Lindberg
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Civil Rights	Devon Westhill

References

1. Bluestein, Greg, "Breaking: Donald Trump taps Sonny Perdue as his agriculture chief", Atlanta Journal-Constitution", January 18, 2017.
2. "On the Nomination (Confirmation Sonny Perdue, of Georgia, to be Secretary of Agriculture)". United States Senate. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
3. "PN889 – Nomination of Stephen Alexander Vaden for Department of Agriculture, 115th Congress (2017–2018)". www.congress.gov. December 11, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
4. "On the Nomination (Confirmation Stephen Alexander Vaden, of Tennessee, to be General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture)". United States Senate. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
5. "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Individuals to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov . Retrieved April 4, 2019– via National Archives.
6. "USDA Organization Chart" (PDF). Retrieved August 1, 2018.
7. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov . September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017– via National Archives.
8. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Appoint Kenneth Johnson and Intent to Nominate Jeffrey Nadaner". whitehouse.gov . February 5, 2018. Retrieved February 5, 2018– via National Archives.
9. "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov . Retrieved May 8, 2018– via National Archives.
10. "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov . Retrieved April 16, 2018– via National Archives.
11. "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to a Key Administration Post". whitehouse.gov . Retrieved July 27, 2018– via National Archives.
12. "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov . Retrieved December 16, 2018– via National Archives.
13. Qiu, Linda (November 23, 2024). "Trump Picks Brooke Rollins, a Conservative Lawyer, to Lead Agriculture Dept". The New York Times. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
14. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/designation-of-acting-leaders/
15. "Trump picks Vaden as deputy agriculture secretary | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc". www.agri-pulse.com.