United States Secretary of Agriculture

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United States
Secretary of Agriculture

Official Seal


Incumbent:
Tom Vilsack
since: 20 January 2009
First Norman Jay Coleman
Formation 15 February 1889
Presidential
succession		 Ninth
Website www.usda.gov

The United States Secretary of Agriculture is the head of the United States Department of Agriculture. The current secretary is Tom Vilsack, who was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to become Secretary of Agriculture on 20 January 2009.[1] The position carries similar responsibilities to agriculture ministers of other governments.

The department includes several organizations. The 297,000 mi2 (770,000 km²) of national forests and grasslands are managed by the United States Forest Service.[2] The safety of food produced that are produced in the United States and sold here is ensured by the United States Food Safety and Inspection Service.[3] The Food Stamp Program works with the states to provide food to low-income people.[4] Advice for farmers and gardeners is provided by the United States Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service.[5]

The line of succession for the Secretary of Agriculture is as follows:[6]

  1. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
  2. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agriculture Services
  3. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs
  4. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development
  5. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services
  6. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment
  7. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics
  8. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety
  9. General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture
  10. Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Administration
  11. Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Congressional Relations

Contents

[edit] Secretaries of Agriculture

# Image Secretary of Agriculture[7] State of Residence Term of Office President(s) served under
1 Norman Jay Coleman Missouri 15 February 1889 - 6 March 1889 Grover Cleveland
2 Jeremiah M. Rusk Wisconsin 6 March 1889 - 6 March 1893 Benjamin Harrison
3 J. Sterling Morton Nebraska 7 March 1893 - 5 March 1897 Grover Cleveland
4 James Wilson Iowa 5 March 1897 - 3 March 1913 William McKinley,
Theodore Roosevelt,
William Taft
5 David F. Houston Missouri 6 March 1913 - 2 February 1920 Woodrow Wilson
6 Edwin T. Meredith Iowa 2 February 1920 - 4 March 1921
7 Henry C. Wallace Iowa 5 March 1921 - 25 October 1924 Warren Harding,
Calvin Coolidge
8 Howard M. Gore West Virginia 22 November 1924 - 4 March 1925 Calvin Coolidge
9 William M. Jardine Kansas 5 March 1925 - 4 March 1929
10 Arthur M. Hyde Missouri 6 March 1929 - 4 March 1933 Herbert Hoover
11 Henry A. Wallace Iowa 4 March 1933 - 4 September 1940 Franklin Roosevelt
12 Claude R. Wickard Indiana 5 September 1940 - 29 June 1945 Franklin Roosevelt,
Harry Truman
13 Clinton P. Anderson New Mexico 30 June 1945 - 10 May 1948 Harry Truman
14 Charles F. Brannan Colorado 2 June 1948 - 20 January 1953
15 Ezra Taft Benson Idaho 21 January 1953 - 20 January 1961 Dwight Eisenhower
16 Orville L. Freeman Minnesota 21 January 1961 - 20 January 1969 John Kennedy,
Lyndon Johnson
17 Clifford M. Hardin Nebraska 21 January 1969 - 17 November 1971 Richard Nixon
18 Earl L. Butz Indiana 2 December 1971 - 4 October 1976 Richard Nixon,
Gerald Ford
19 John A. Knebel Oklahoma 4 November 1976 - 20 January 1977 Gerald Ford
20 Robert S. Bergland Minnesota 23 January 1977 - 20 January 1981 Jimmy Carter
21 John R. Block Illinois 23 January 1981 - 14 February 1986 Ronald Reagan
22 Richard E. Lyng California 7 March 1986 - 21 January 1989
23 Clayton K. Yeutter Nebraska 16 February 1989 - 1 March 1991 George H. W. Bush
24 Edward R. Madigan Illinois 8 March 1991 - 20 January 1993
25 Alphonso Michael "Mike" Espy Mississippi 22 January 1993 - 31 December 1994 Bill Clinton
26 Daniel R. Glickman Kansas 30 March 1995 - 19 January 2001
27 Ann M. Veneman California 20 January 2001 - 20 January 2005 George W. Bush
28 Michael O. Johanns Nebraska 21 January 2005 - 20 September 2007
29 Edward T. Schafer North Dakota 28 January 2008 - 20 January 2009
30 Tom Vilsack Iowa 20 January 2009 – present Barack Obama

[edit] References

  1. ^ Jalonick, Mary Clare (2009-01-20). "Senate Confirms Secretary of Agriculture". AP. http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iV1IiNGrgUJu0ySqikhuYGjDF4LgD8UF4AVO0. Retrieved on 2009-01-20. 
  2. ^ "USDA Forest Service - Caring for the land and serving people.". http://www.fs.fed.us/. Retrieved on 2005-09-24. 
  3. ^ "Home". http://www.fsis.usda.gov/. Retrieved on 2005-09-24. 
  4. ^ "FNS Food Stamp Program Home Page". http://www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/. Retrieved on 2005-09-24. 
  5. ^ "Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES)". http://www.csrees.usda.gov/. Retrieved on 2005-09-24. 
  6. ^ "Executive Order on Succession at Department of Agriculture". http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2001/12/20011229-2.html. Retrieved on 2005-09-24. 
  7. ^ "Former Secretaries". United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB/.cmd/ad/.ar/sa.retrievecontent/.c/6_2_1UH/.ce/7_2_5JN/.p/5_2_4TR/.d/1/_th/J_2_9D/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?PC_7_2_5JN_navid=FORMER_SECRETARIES&PC_7_2_5JN_navtype=RT&PC_7_2_5JN_parentnav=ABOUT_USDA#7_2_5JN. Retrieved on 2007-09-24. 

[edit] Living Former Secretaries of Agriculture

[edit] See also

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United States Secretaries of Agriculture
Coleman • Rusk • Morton • Wilson • Houston • Meredith • HC Wallace • Gore • Jardine • Hyde • HA Wallace • Wickard • Anderson • Brannan • Benson • Freeman • Hardin • Butz • Knebel • Bergland • Block • Lyng • Yeutter • Madigan • Espy • Glickman • Veneman • Johanns • Schafer • Vilsack
 Seal of the United States Department of Agriculture
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Agencies under the United States Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture · Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
Under Secretary of Agriculture for
Natural Resources and Environment		 United States Department of Agriculture Seal
Under Secretary of Agriculture for
Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services
Under Secretary of Agriculture for
Rural Development
Under Secretary of Agriculture for
Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services
Under Secretary of Agriculture for
Food Safety
Under Secretary of Agriculture for
Research, Education, and Economics
Under Secretary of Agriculture for
Marketing and Regulatory Programs
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Leaders of the United States federal executive departments
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