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Website. usda.gov. The United States secretary of agriculture is the head of the United States Department of Agriculture. The position carries similar responsibilities to those of agriculture ministers in other governments. The department includes several organizations. The 297,000 mi 2 (770,000 km 2) of national forests and grasslands are ...
Recorded May 5, 2021. Thomas James Vilsack ( / ˈvɪlsæk /; born December 13, 1950) is an American politician serving as the 32nd United States secretary of agriculture in the Biden administration. He previously served in the role from 2009 to 2017 during the Obama administration. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 40th ...
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 ...
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, who was the former governor of Iowa, and Georgia Rep. Sanford D. Bishop (D-District 2) touted the progress of the American Rescue Plan.
Francisco "Kiko" P. Tiu Laurel Jr. (born 1966 or 1967) is a Filipino billionaire and a fishing tycoon who currently serves as the Philippine Secretary of Agriculture since 2023. He was also the President of the Frabelle Fishing Corporation, a deep-sea fishing company operating in the Asia-Pacific region.
Perdue thanking producers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Recorded March 23, 2020. George Ervin " Sonny " Perdue III [1] (born December 20, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 31st United States secretary of agriculture from 2017 to 2021. [2] A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 81st governor of Georgia from ...
Emmanuel Piñol. Emmanuel " Manny " Fantin Piñol (born December 16, 1953) [1] is a Filipino politician, journalist, writer, agriculture advocate and agribusinessman. He most recently served in President Rodrigo Duterte's cabinet as chairman of the Mindanao Development Authority (2019–2021) and Secretary of Agriculture (2016–2019).
Mike Naig (born March 2, 1978) is an American politician in the state of Iowa. A Republican, he is the current Iowa secretary of agriculture. He became the deputy secretary of agriculture in September 2013. After the resignation of Bill Northey, Kim Reynolds appointed Naig to succeed him in March 2018. Naig defeated Tim Gannon in the November ...