List of Department of Agriculture appointments by Joe Biden

Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Agriculture by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States. As of February 26, 2024, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 10 nominees have been confirmed, 1 nominee is being considered by the Senate, 3 positions do not have a nominee, 19 appointments have been made to positions that don't require Senate confirmation, and 5 positions do not have an appointee.[1]

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  Denotes appointees serving in an acting capacity.

  Denotes appointees who have left office or offices which have been disbanded.

Leadership

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Secretary of Agriculture

 
Tom Vilsack[2]
February 24, 2021

(Confirmed February 23, 2021, 92–7)[RC 1]

 


Deputy Secretary of Agriculture

 
Xochitl Torres Small[3]
July 17, 2023

(Confirmed July 11, 2023, 84–8)[RC 2]

 
Jewel H. Bronaugh
May 17, 2021

(Confirmed May 13, 2021 by voice vote)[V 1]

March 3, 2023[4]

Office of the Secretary

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Office Nominee Assumed office Left office
 


General Counsel of Agriculture

TBA
 
Janie Simms Hipp[5]
August 1, 2021

(Confirmed July 30, 2021 by voice vote)[V 2]

August 2023
 


Chief Financial Officer of Agriculture

 
Jon M. Holladay[6]
Announced July 25, 2023
 


Deputy Chief Financial Officer of Agriculture

 
Lynn Moaney[7]
January 20, 2021
 


Assistant Secretary of Agriculture
(Administration)

 
Oscar Gonzales
March 29, 2021[8] February 2023[9]

Farm Production and Conservation

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Office Nominee Assumed office Left office
 


Under Secretary of Agriculture
(Farm Production and Conservation)

 
Robert Bonnie[10]
November 19, 2021

(Confirmed November 16, 2021, 76–19)[RC 3]

 


Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture
(Farm Production and Conservation)

 
Gloria Montaño Greene[11]
February 22, 2021

Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services

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

TBA
 


Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture
(Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services)

 
Stacy Dean
January 21, 2021

Food Safety

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Under Secretary of Agriculture
(Food Safety)

 
Jose Emilio Esteban
January 4, 2023

(Confirmed December 22, 2022 by voice vote)[V 3]

 


Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture
(Food Safety)

 
Sandra Eskin[12]
March 16, 2021

Marketing and Regulatory Programs

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Under Secretary of Agriculture
(Marketing and Regulatory Programs)

 
Jennifer Moffitt[13]
August 13, 2021

(Confirmed August 11, 2021 by voice vote)[V 4]

 


Deputy Under Secretary
(Marketing and Regulatory Programs)

 
Mae Wu[14]
January 21, 2021
Katie Zenk November 2022[15]

Natural Resources and Environment

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Under Secretary of Agriculture
(Natural Resources and Environment)

 
Homer Wilkes[16]
February 11, 2022

(Confirmed February 8, 2022 by voice vote)[V 5]

 


Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture
(Natural Resources and Environment)

 
Meryl Harrell[11]
May 24, 2021

Research, Education, and Economics

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Under Secretary of Agriculture
(Research, Education, and Economics)

 
Chavonda Jacobs-Young[17]
June 8, 2022

(Confirmed June 7, 2022, 95–4)[RC 4]

 


Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture
(Research, Education, and Economics)

 
Sanah Baig
November 2022[15]
Shefali Mehta November 15, 2021[18] July 2022[19]

Rural Development

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Under Secretary of Agriculture
(Rural Development)

 
Basil Gooden[20]
February 2024

(Confirmed February 26, 2024 by voice vote)[V 6]

 
Xochitl Torres Small[21]
October 13, 2021

(Confirmed October 7, 2021 by voice vote)[V 7]

July 17, 2023
 


Deputy Under Secretary
(Rural Development)

 
Farah Ahmad[22]
August 2022
 
Justin Maxson[14]
January 21, 2021 August 2022

Trade and Foreign Agriculture Affairs

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Under Secretary of Agriculture
(Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs)

 
Alexis Taylor
December 29, 2022

(Confirmed December 21, 2022 by voice vote)[V 8]

 


Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture
(Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs)

TBA

Office of Congressional Relations

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Assistant Secretary of Agriculture
(Congressional Relations)

Adrienne Wojciechowski[23] November 10, 2021[24]

(Confirmed November 3, 2021 by voice vote)[V 9]

 


Deputy Assistant Secretary of Agriculture
(Congressional Relations)

Eric Deeble[25] July 5, 2022
 
Anne Knapke[26]
February 15, 2021 December 2021[27]
 


Legislative Director

Jasmine Dickerson[26] February 15, 2021 2022

Office of Civil Rights

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Office Nominee Assumed office Left office
 


Assistant Secretary of Agriculture
(Civil Rights)

TBA
 


Deputy Assistant Secretary of Agriculture
(Civil Rights)

 
Monica Rainge[28]
February 4, 2021

USDA Agencies, Corporations & Services

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Farm Service Agency
 


Administrator of the Farm Service Agency

 
Zach Ducheneaux
February 22, 2021
Commodity Credit Corporation
 


Member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation

TBA
TBA
Agricultural Marketing Service
 


Administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service

 
Bruce Summers
July 30, 2021
Agricultural Research Service
 


Administrator of the Agricultural Research Service

 
Simon Liu
February 1, 2023
Foreign Agricultural Service
 


Administrator of the Foreign Agricultural Service

 
Daniel Whitley
July 22, 2021
Rural Housing Service
 


Administrator of the Rural Housing Service

Joaquin Altoro November 8, 2021
Rural Utilities Service
 


Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service

 
Andy Berke
October 6, 2022
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
 


Administrator of the Rural Business-Cooperative Service

 
Karama Neal
April 26, 2021
U.S. Forest Service
 


Chief of the U.S. Forest Service

 
Randy Moore[29]
July 26, 2021

Withdrawn nominations

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Office Appointee Announced Withdrawn Notes
 


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

 
Stacy Dean
May 13, 2022 January 3, 2024 Nomination not resent
 


Assistant Secretary of Agriculture
(Civil Rights)

 
Margo Schlanger[30]
September 16, 2021 January 3, 2024 Nomination not resent

See also

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Notes

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Confirmation votes

Confirmations by roll call vote
  1. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Thomas J. Vilsack, of Iowa, to be Secretary of Agriculture)". US Senate. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Xochitl Torres Small, of New Mexico, to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture)". US Senate. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Robert Farrell Bonnie, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation)". US Senate. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Chavonda J. Jacobs-Young, of Georgia, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics)". US Senate. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
Confirmations by voice vote

References

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  1. ^ Service, Partnership for Public. "Political Appointee Tracker • Partnership for Public Service". Partnership for Public Service. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  2. ^ Nichols, Hans (December 8, 2020). "Biden to pick Vilsack for agriculture secretary, Fudge for HUD". Axios. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "President Biden Announces Xochitl Torres Small as Nominee for Deputy Secretary of Agriculture" (Press release). The White House. February 15, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  4. ^ Deputy Secretary Jewel Bronaugh [@DepSecBronaugh] (March 3, 2023). "Today marks my last day as Deputy Secretary of USDA. It's been an honor to make history serving alongside SecVilsack. Seeing the work being done to set USDA on a more inclusive path, I can truly say this is "The People's Department." To all - thank you!" (Tweet). Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Twitter.
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  7. ^ "Senior Leadership". www.ocfo.usda.gov. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
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  12. ^ "U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety and Other Key Staff Appointments". www.usda.gov. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
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  14. ^ a b "U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Three Deputy Under Secretaries in the Areas of Nutrition, Rural Development and Marketing and Regulatory Programs". www.usda.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
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  17. ^ "President Biden Announces Three Key Nominations". The White House. July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  18. ^ "U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Deputy Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics and Other Key Staff Appointments". www.usda.gov. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  19. ^ "Shefali V Mehta". LinkedIn. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
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  23. ^ "President Biden Announces Nine Key Nominations". The White House. July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  24. ^ "Statement by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Following Swearing in of Adrienne Wojciechowski to Serve as Assistant Secretary of Congressional Relations". United States Department of Agriculture. November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  25. ^ "U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Key Staff Appointments". United States Department of Agriculture. July 5, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  26. ^ a b "U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Key Staff Appointments". www.usda.gov. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  27. ^ "Anne Knapke". LinkedIn. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  28. ^ "U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Monica Rainge as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights". www.usda.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  29. ^ "Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Announces Randy Moore as New Forest Service Chief". www.usda.gov. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  30. ^ "President Biden Announces Five Key Nominations". The White House. September 16, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021.