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The United States Secretary of Agriculture is the head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The current secretary is Tom Vilsack, who was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on 20 January 2009. [1] The position carries similar responsibilities to those of agriculture ministers in 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]
The following is a list of Secretaries of Agriculture, since the creation of the office in 1889.[7]
Democratic
As of October 2014, there are nine living former Secretaries of Agriculture, the oldest being Robert Bergland (1977-1981, born 1928). The most recent Secretary of Agriculture to pass away was Clifford M. Hardin (1969–1971), on April 4, 2010.
Des Moines, Iowa, Davenport, Iowa, Dubuque, Iowa, Iowa State University, University of Iowa
Lincoln, Nebraska, Kansas, Great Plains Athletic Conference, Iowa, Missouri River
St. Louis, Kansas City, Missouri, Arkansas, Columbia, Missouri, Tennessee
Indianapolis, Ohio, Evansville, Indiana, Michigan, Fort Wayne, Indiana
United States Department of the Interior, United States federal executive departments, United States Department of State, United States Department of Commerce, United States Depar...
Cabinet of the United States, President of the United States, Vice President of the United States, United States Secretary of State, United States Secretary of the Treasury
Woodrow Wilson, United States, New York City, Political science, University of Texas at Austin
Calvin Coolidge, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, President of the United States
Minnesota, Jimmy Carter, United States, United States House of Representatives, University of Minnesota