List of Department of Agriculture appointments by Donald Trump

Key
	Appointees serving in offices that did not require Senate confirmation.
	Appointees confirmed by the Senate.
	Appointees awaiting Senate confirmation.
	Appointees serving in an acting capacity.
	Appointees who have left office or offices which have been disbanded.
	Nominees who were withdrawn prior to being confirmed or assuming office.

Appointments (first administration)

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Secretary of Agriculture	Sonny Perdue [1]	April 25, 2017 (Confirmed April 24, 2017, 87–11) [RC1 1]	January 20, 2021
Deputy Secretary of Agriculture	Stephen Censky	October 10, 2017 (Confirmed October 3, 2017, voice vote) [V1 1]	November 8, 2020
Office of the Secretary
General Counsel of Agriculture	Stephen Vaden	December 14, 2018 (Confirmed November 27, 2018, 53–46) [RC1 2]	December 21, 2020
		March 17, 2017	September 5, 2017
Chief Financial Officer of Agriculture	Scott Soles [2]	Nomination lapsed and returned to the President on January 3, 2021 [3]
Principal Deputy Chief Financial Officer of Agriculture		August 13, 2019	January 20, 2021
Farm Production and Conservation
Under Secretary of Agriculture (Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services)	Bill Northey [4]	March 6, 2018 (Confirmed February 27, 2018, voice vote) [V1 2]	January 20, 2021
Member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation	Gary Washington	June 2018
Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services
Under Secretary of Agriculture (Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services)	Brandon Lipps	Nomination lapsed and returned to the President on January 3, 2021 [5]
Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services		August 19, 2019	January 20, 2021
Food Saftey
Under Secretary of Agriculture (Food Safety)	Mindy Brashears [6]	March 23, 2020 (Confirmed March 23, 2020, voice vote) [V1 3]	January 20, 2021
Marketing and Regulatory Programs
Under Secretary of Agriculture (Marketing and Regulatory Programs)	Greg Ibach	October 30, 2017 (Confirmed October 26, 2017, voice vote) [V1 4]	January 20, 2021
Natural Resources and Environment
Under Secretary of Agriculture (Natural Resources and Environment)	James E. Hubbard [7]	September 7, 2018 (Confirmed August 28, 2018, voice vote) [V1 5]	January 20, 2021
Research, Education, and Economics
Under Secretary of Agriculture (Research, Education, and Economics)	Scott H. Hutchins [8]	Nomination lapsed and returned to the President on January 3, 2021 [9]
Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics		January 29, 2019	January 20, 2021
Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture	J. Scott Angle [10]	October 29, 2018 (Appointed September 2018)	January 20, 2021
Rural Development
Under Secretary of Agriculture (Rural Development)	Vacant
Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development	Vacant
Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service	Kenneth Johnson [11]	April 30, 2018 (Appointed February 8, 2018)	January 20, 2021
Trade and Foreign Agriculture Affairs
Under Secretary of Agriculture (Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs)	Ted McKinney	October 10, 2017 (Confirmed October 3, 2017, voice vote) [V1 6]	January 20, 2021
Office of Civil Rights
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture (Civil Rights)	Naomi C. Earp	Nomination lapsed and returned to the President on January 3, 2020 [12]
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Civil Rights		January 28, 2019	January 31, 2020
Office of Congressional Relations
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture (Congressional Relations)	Ken Barbic [13]	May 7, 2018 (Confirmed April 26, 2018, voice vote) [V1 7]	January 20, 2021

Appointments (second administration)

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Secretary of Agriculture	Brooke Rollins [14]	February 13, 2025 (Confirmed February 13, 2025, 72–28) [RC2 1]
	Gary Washington [15]	January 20, 2025	February 13, 2025
Deputy Secretary of Agriculture	Stephen Vaden [16]	July 7, 2025 (Confirmed June 10, 2025, 51–44) [RC2 2]
General Counsel of Agriculture	Tyler Clarkson	TBD (Confirmed July 31, 2025, 52–45) [RC2 3]
Chief Financial Officer of Agriculture	Todd Lindsey	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 Research, Education, and Economics	Scott H. Hutchins
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs	Luke J. Lindberg	August 4, 2025 (Confirmed August 2, 2025, 78-17) [RC2 4]
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety	Mindy Brashears	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development	Glen Smith
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Civil Rights	Devon Westhill
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Congressional Affairs	Yvette Herrell
Inspector General of the United States Department of Agriculture	John Walk	Awaiting Senate Confirmation
	Janet M. Sorensen	February 1, 2025

Notes

Confirmation votes

Confirmations by roll call vote (first administration)

1. "PN90 - Sonny Perdue, of Georgia, to be Secretary of Agriculture, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.senate.gov. April 24, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
2. "PN889 - Stephen Alexander Vaden, of Tennessee, to be General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.senate.gov. November 27, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2025.

Confirmations by voice vote (first administration)

1. "PN780 - Stephen Censky, of Missouri, to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.congress.gov. October 3, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
2. "PN888 - William Northey, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.congress.gov. February 27, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
3. "PN37 - Mindy Brashears, of Texas, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety, 116th Congress (2019–2021)". www.congress.gov. March 23, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
4. "PN887 - Gregory Ibach, of Nebraska, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.congress.gov. October 26, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
5. "PN887 - James E. Hubbard, of Colorado, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.congress.gov. August 28, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
6. "PN856 - Ted McKinney, of Indiana, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.congress.gov. October 3, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
7. "PN1440 - Kenneth Steven Barbic, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, 115th Congress (2017–2019)". www.congress.gov. April 26, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2025.

Confirmations by roll call vote (second administration)

1. "PN11-12 - Brooke Rollins, of Texas, to be Secretary of Agriculture, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.congress.gov. February 13, 2025. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
2. "PN12-43 - Stephen Vaden, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.senate.gov. June 10, 2025. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
3. "PN25-8 - Tyler Clarkson, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.senate.gov. July 31, 2025. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
4. "PN12-26 - Luke Lindberg to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, 119th Congress (2025–2027)". www.senate.gov. August 2, 2025. Retrieved August 2, 2025.

Confirmations by voice vote (second administration)

References

1. Bluestein, Greg, "Breaking: Donald Trump taps Sonny Perdue as his agriculture chief", Atlanta Journal-Constitution", January 18, 2017.
2. "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Individuals to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov . Retrieved April 4, 2019– via National Archives.
3. "PN560 — Scott Soles — Department of Agriculture". congress.gov. January 3, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
4. "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.
5. "PN1329 — Brandon Lipps — Department of Agriculture". congress.gov. January 3, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
6. "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov . Retrieved May 8, 2018– via National Archives.
7. "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov . Retrieved April 16, 2018– via National Archives.
8. "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to a Key Administration Post". whitehouse.gov . Retrieved July 27, 2018– via National Archives.
9. "PN1720 — Scott Hutchins — Department of Agriculture". congress.gov. January 3, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
10. "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov . Retrieved December 16, 2018– via National Archives.
11. "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.
12. "PN38 — Naomi C. Earp — Department of Agriculture". congress.gov. January 3, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
13. "USDA Organization Chart" (PDF). Retrieved August 1, 2018.
14. Qiu, Linda (November 23, 2024). "Trump Picks Brooke Rollins, a Conservative Lawyer, to Lead Agriculture Dept". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 23, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
15. "President Trump Announces Acting Cabinet and Cabinet-Level Positions". The White House . January 20, 2025. Archived from the original on January 21, 2025. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
16. "Trump picks Vaden as deputy agriculture secretary". www.agri-pulse.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2024.