Kathleen Merrigan
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| Kathleen Merrigan | |
|---|---|
| United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office April 8, 2009 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Chuck Conner |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
Kathleen Merrigan was sworn in as the United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture on April 8, 2009.[1]
Merrigan gives a thumbs up with the cafeteria nutrition staff while visiting Carl G. Renfroe Middle School in Decatur, Georgia
Merrigan helped develop USDA's organic labeling rules while head of the Agricultural Marketing Service from 1999-2001.[2] Between her USDA positions, she worked at Tufts University as Director of the Agriculture, Food and Environment Program. She has a PhD in environmental planning from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.gpoaccess.gov/crecord/digest2009/d02AP091.html
- ^ Id.
- ^ [1] Merrigan, Kathleen A. - Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy - Tufts University
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