United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture

The United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture is the second-highest-ranking official in the United States Department of Agriculture, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.^[1] The Deputy Secretary becomes Acting Secretary of Agriculture in the event of the Secretary's resignation, death, or otherwise inability to fulfill the duties of the position. The Deputy Secretary performs whatever duties are prescribed to him or her by the Secretary of Agriculture.^[2] The Deputy Secretary of Agriculture is paid at level II of the Executive Schedule,^[3] meaning he or she receives a basic salary of $177,000 annually.^[4]

The position of Deputy Secretary of Agriculture was originally called the Under Secretary of Agriculture, until the title was changed in 1976.^[5] Previous Deputy Secretaries by recency include Chuck Conner (September 2005 - January 2009),^[6] Jim Moseley (August 2001 – April 2005),^[7] Richard Rominger (May 1993 – January 2001),^[8] Ann Veneman (1991–1993),^[9] and Jack Parnell (1989–1991).^[10]

List of Deputy Secretaries of Agriculture

#	Name	Term Began	Term Ended	President(s) served under
1	John C. White	1977	1978	Jimmy Carter
2	Jim Williams	1978	?	Jimmy Carter
1	Jack Parnell	1989	1991	George H. W. Bush
2	Ann Veneman	1991	1993	George H. W. Bush
3	Richard Rominger	May 1993	January 2001	Bill Clinton
4	Jim Moseley	August 2001	April 2005	George W. Bush
5	Chuck Conner	September 2005	January 2009	George W. Bush
6	Kathleen Merrigan	April 8, 2009	March 14, 2013	Barack Obama
7	Krysta Harden	July 23, 2013	Present	Barack Obama

External links

Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen A. Merrigan

References

^ "US CODE: Title 7,2210. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture; appointment". Retrieved September 25, 2007.
^ "US CODE: Title 7,2211. Powers and duties of Deputy Secretary of Agriculture". Retrieved September 25, 2007.
^ "US CODE: Title 5,5313. Positions at level II". Retrieved September 25, 2007.
^ "Salary Table 2009-EX". Retrieved January 13, 2009.
^ "US CODE: Title 7,2210. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture; appointment". Retrieved September 25, 2007.
^ http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?contentidonly=true&contentid=bios_conner.xml
^ "Moseley, Jim". Archived from the original on September 13, 2007. Retrieved September 25, 2007.
^ "USDA NEWS\VOL 60 NO. 5\Roundup\Jim Moseley". Retrieved September 25, 2007.
^ "Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman". Retrieved September 25, 2007.
^ "Bush Administration Official to Speak on Campus". Archived from the original on June 20, 2007. Retrieved September 25, 2007.

Agencies under the United States Department of Agriculture

Headquarters: Jamie L. Whitten Building Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture

Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services	Farm Service Agency Foreign Agricultural Service Risk Management Agency Commodity Credit Corporation Federal Crop Insurance Corporation

Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment	Forest Service Natural Resources Conservation Service Office of Environmental Markets

Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development	Rural Housing Service Rural Utilities Service Rural Business-Cooperative Service

Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services	Food and Nutrition Service Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion

Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety	Food Safety and Inspection Service

Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics	Agricultural Research Service Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service Economic Research Service National Agricultural Library National Agricultural Statistics Service

Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs	Agricultural Marketing Service Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

Deputy leaders of the United States federal executive departments

Current	Agriculture Commerce Defense Education Energy Health and Human Services Homeland Security Housing and Urban Development Interior Justice Labor State Transportation Treasury Veterans Affairs

Past	Commerce and Labor Health, Education, and Welfare Navy Post Office War

Categories

United States Department of Agriculture officials

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United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture