# 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.
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## Color key

Denotes appointees awaiting Senate confirmation.
Denotes appointees serving in an acting capacity.
Denotes appointees who have left office or offices which have been disbanded.

## Leadership

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| — Secretary of Agriculture | Tom Vilsack | February 24, 2021 (Confirmed February 23, 2021, 92–7) | — |
| — Deputy Secretary of Agriculture | Xochitl Torres Small | July 17, 2023 (Confirmed July 11, 2023, 84–8) | — |
| — Deputy Secretary of Agriculture | Jewel H. Bronaugh | May 17, 2021 (Confirmed May 13, 2021 by voice vote) | March 3, 2023 |

## Office of the Secretary

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| — General Counsel of Agriculture | Janie Simms Hipp | August 1, 2021 (Confirmed July 30, 2021 by voice vote) | August 2023 |
| — Deputy Chief Financial Officer of Agriculture | Lynn Moaney | January 20, 2021 | — |
| — Assistant Secretary of Agriculture (Administration) | Oscar Gonzales | March 29, 2021 | February 2023 |

## Farm Production and Conservation

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| — Under Secretary of Agriculture (Farm Production and Conservation) | Robert Bonnie | November 19, 2021 (Confirmed November 16, 2021, 76–19) | — |
| — Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture (Farm Production and Conservation) | Gloria Montaño Greene | February 22, 2021 | — |

## Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| — Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture (Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services) | Stacy Dean | January 21, 2021 | — |

## Food Safety

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| — Under Secretary of Agriculture (Food Safety) | Jose Emilio Esteban | January 4, 2023 (Confirmed December 22, 2022 by voice vote) | — |
| — Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture (Food Safety) | Sandra Eskin | March 16, 2021 | — |

## Marketing and Regulatory Programs

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| — Under Secretary of Agriculture (Marketing and Regulatory Programs) | Jennifer Moffitt | August 13, 2021 (Confirmed August 11, 2021 by voice vote) | — |
| — Deputy Under Secretary (Marketing and Regulatory Programs) | Mae Wu | January 21, 2021 | — |
| — Deputy Under Secretary (Marketing and Regulatory Programs) | Katie Zenk | November 2022 | — |

## Natural Resources and Environment

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| — Under Secretary of Agriculture (Natural Resources and Environment) | Homer Wilkes | February 11, 2022 (Confirmed February 8, 2022 by voice vote) | — |
| — Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture (Natural Resources and Environment) | Meryl Harrell | May 24, 2021 | — |

## Research, Education, and Economics

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| — Under Secretary of Agriculture (Research, Education, and Economics) | Chavonda Jacobs-Young | June 8, 2022 (Confirmed June 7, 2022, 95–4) | — |
| — Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture (Research, Education, and Economics) | Sanah Baig | November 2022 | — |
| — Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture (Research, Education, and Economics) | Shefali Mehta | November 15, 2021 | July 2022 |

## Rural Development

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| — Under Secretary of Agriculture (Rural Development) | Basil Gooden | March 4, 2024 (Confirmed February 26, 2024 by voice vote) | — |
| — Under Secretary of Agriculture (Rural Development) | Xochitl Torres Small | October 13, 2021 (Confirmed October 7, 2021 by voice vote) | July 17, 2023 |
| — Deputy Under Secretary (Rural Development) | Farah Ahmad | August 2022 | — |
| — Deputy Under Secretary (Rural Development) | Justin Maxson | January 21, 2021 | August 2022 |

## Trade and Foreign Agriculture Affairs

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| — Under Secretary of Agriculture (Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs) | Alexis Taylor | December 29, 2022 (Confirmed December 21, 2022 by voice vote) | — |

## Office of Congressional Relations

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| — Assistant Secretary of Agriculture (Congressional Relations) | Adrienne Wojciechowski | November 10, 2021 (Confirmed November 3, 2021 by voice vote) | — |
| — Deputy Assistant Secretary of Agriculture (Congressional Relations) | Eric Deeble | July 5, 2022 | — |
| — Deputy Assistant Secretary of Agriculture (Congressional Relations) | Anne Knapke | February 15, 2021 | December 2021 |
| — Legislative Director | Jasmine Dickerson | February 15, 2021 | 2022 |

## Office of Civil Rights

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| — Deputy Assistant Secretary of Agriculture (Civil Rights) | Monica Rainge | February 4, 2021 | — |

## USDA Agencies, Corporations & Services

| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
| Farm Service Agency ||||
| — Administrator of the Farm Service Agency | Zach Ducheneaux | February 22, 2021 | — |
| 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 | July 26, 2021 | — |

## Withdrawn nominations

| Office | Appointee | Announced | Withdrawn | Notes |
| — Chief Financial Officer of Agriculture | Jon M. Holladay | July 25, 2023 | January 3, 2025 | Nomination not resent |
| — 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 | September 16, 2021 | January 3, 2024 | Nomination not resent |