(Des Moines) U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, appearing at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday, announced President Trump’s nominations of Key USDA Leadership.
The Hon. Glen R. Smith of Atlantic, Iowa, has been nominated by President Trump to be the next Under Secretary for Rural Development at USDA. He has spent most of his life in rural America, engaged in farming and agri-business. In recent years, Glen has served on the Board of Directors of the Farm Credit Administration in Washington D.C. He is a graduate of Iowa State University. Glen and his wife Fauzan have four grown children and six grandchildren.
The undersecretary for rural development is a high-ranking official in the United States Department of Agriculture and principal advisor to the secretary of agriculture, responsible for oversight of the department’s rural development programs and policies. The under secretary is appointed by the president of the United States with the consent of the United States Senate.
Along with Smith’s nomination. Dr. Mindy Brashears is nominated for Under Secretary for Food Safety, and Yvette Herrell is nominated for Assistant Secretary of the Office of Congressional Relations.
“America’s farmers and ranchers have a fighter and a friend in the White House, and we have announced a top-notch team at USDA who have hit the ground running and are executing President Trump’s America First vision. Glen, Mindy, and Yvette are proven leaders who will serve America well at USDA, ensuring the American people have restored trust in our services, and they will drive policy that increases rural prosperity. When our farmers and ranchers succeed, all of America succeeds,” said Secretary Brooke Rollins. At USD, we are ensuring American agriculture will be strong, secure, and resilient by safeguarding our food supply, strengthening critical infrastructure, and defending U.S. agricultural innovation from foreign adversaries. We need all of our Senate confirmed nominees in the building as soon as possible. We have no time to waste to save our family farms.”
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