Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Agriculture by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States. , 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.
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 ——Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Xochitl Torres Small July 17, 2023 — Jewel H. Bronaugh May 17, 2021 March 3, 2023
Office of the Secretary Office Nominee Assumed office Left office —General Counsel of Agriculture Janie Simms Hipp August 1, 2021 July 31, 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 — —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 — —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 — —Deputy Under Secretary(Marketing and Regulatory Programs) Mae Wu January 21, 2021 — 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 — —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 — —Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture(Research, Education, and Economics) Sanah Baig November 2022 — 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 — Xochitl Torres Small October 13, 2021 July 17, 2023 —Deputy Under Secretary(Rural Development) Farah Ahmad August 2022 — 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 January 16, 2025
Office of Congressional Relations Office Nominee Assumed office Left office —Assistant Secretary of Agriculture(Congressional Relations) Adrienne Wojciechowski November 10, 2021 — —Deputy Assistant Secretary of Agriculture(Congressional Relations) Eric Deeble July 5, 2022 — 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 officeFarm 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
See also Cabinet of Joe Biden, for the vetting process undergone by top-level roles including advice and consent by the Senate List of executive branch 'czars' e.g. Special Advisor to the President
Notes
Confirmations by roll call vote
Confirmations by voice vote
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