List of Department of Agriculture appointments by Donald Trump

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Appointments

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

Previous officeholders

OfficeNameTook officeLeft officeNotes
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Secretary of Agriculture 		Michael Young 20170216-DM-RBN-7992 (32557392300).jpg
Mike Young 		January 20, 2017April 25, 2017
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Deputy Secretary of Agriculture 		January 20, 2017October 10, 2017

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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.
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