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United States Secretary of Agriculture
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The United States Secretary of Agriculture is the head of the United States Department of Agriculture. The current acting secretary is Charles F. Conner after the resignation of Mike Johanns.[1] Former North Dakota Governor Ed Schafer has been nominated to become the next Secretary of Agriculture.
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]
- Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
- Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agriculture Services
- Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs
- Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development
- Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services
- Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment
- Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics
- Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety
- General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture
- Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Administration
- Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Congressional Relations
- ^ Secretary's Page. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved on 2007-09-24.
- ^ USDA Forest Service - Caring for the land and serving people.. Retrieved on 2005-09-24.
- ^ Home. Retrieved on 2005-09-24.
- ^ FNS Food Stamp Program Home Page. Retrieved on 2005-09-24.
- ^ Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES). Retrieved on 2005-09-24.
- ^ Executive Order on Succession at Department of Agriculture. Retrieved on 2005-09-24.
- ^ Former Secretaries. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved on 2007-09-24.
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