Department of Agriculture appointments by Donald Trump

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Appointments
Office Nominee Assumed office Left office

Secretary of Agriculture
Sonny Perdue[1]		 April 25, 2017
(Confirmed April 24, 2017, 87–11)

Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
Stephen Censky		 October 10, 2017
(Confirmed October 3, 2017, voice vote)

General Counsel of Agriculture
Stephen Vaden[2]		 March 17, 2017 September 5, 2017
December 14, 2018
(Confirmed November 27, 2018, 53–46)

Principal Deputy Chief Financial Officer of Agriculture
Scott Soles[3]		 August 13, 2019

Chief Financial Officer of Agriculture		 Upon Senate confirmation

Assistant Secretary of Agriculture
(Congressional Relations)
Ken Barbic[4]		 May 7, 2018
(Confirmed April 26, 2018, voice vote)

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[5]		 March 6, 2018
(Confirmed February 27, 2018, voice vote)

Member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation
Gary Washington		 June 2018

Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service
Kenneth Johnson[6]		 April 30, 2018
(Appointed February 8, 2018)

Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services
Brandon Lipps[7]		 August 19, 2019

Under Secretary of Agriculture
(Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services)		 Upon Senate confirmation

Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety
Mindy Brashears[8]		 January 29, 2019

Under Secretary of Agriculture
(Food Safety)		 TBD
(Confirmed March 23, 2020, voice vote)

Under Secretary of Agriculture
(Natural Resources and Environment)
James E. Hubbard[9]		 September 7, 2018
(Confirmed August 28, 2018, voice vote)

Under Secretary of Agriculture
(Marketing and Regulatory Programs)
Greg Ibach		 October 30, 2017
(Confirmed October 26, 2017, voice vote)

Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics
Scott H. Hutchins[10]		 January 29, 2019

Under Secretary of Agriculture
(Research, Education, and Economics)		 Upon Senate confirmation

Under Secretary of Agriculture
(Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs)
Ted McKinney		 October 10, 2017
(Confirmed October 3, 2017, voice vote)

Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture
J. Scott Angle[11]		 October 29, 2018
(Appointed September 2018)

References
  1. Bluestein, Greg, "Breaking: Donald Trump taps Sonny Perdue as his agriculture chief", Atlanta Journal-Constitution", January 18, 2017.
  2. "PN889 – Nomination of Stephen Alexander Vaden for Department of Agriculture, 115th Congress (2017–2018)". www.congress.gov. December 11, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  3. "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Individuals to Key Administration Posts". Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  4. "USDA Organization Chart" (PDF). Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  5. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". White House. September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  6. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Appoint Kenneth Johnson and Intent to Nominate Jeffrey Nadaner". February 5, 2018. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  7. "PN1329 – Nomination of Brandon Lipps for Department of Agriculture, 116th Congress (2019–2020)". www.congress.gov. January 6, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  8. "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Personnel to Key Administration Posts". Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  9. "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  10. "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to a Key Administration Post". Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  11. "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Personnel to Key Administration Posts". Retrieved December 16, 2018.
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