| Kathleen Merrigan | |
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| President | Barack Obama |
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| Preceded by | Chuck Conner |
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| Political party | Democratic |
Kathleen Merrigan was sworn in as the United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture on April 8, 2009.[1] Merrigan helped develop USDA's organic labeling rules while head of the Agricultural Marketing Service from 1999-2001.[2] Between her USDA positions, she worked at Tufts University as Director of the Agriculture, Food and Environment Program. She has a PhD in environmental planning from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [3]
References
- ^ http://www.gpoaccess.gov/crecord/digest2009/d02AP091.html
- ^ Id.
- ^ [1] Merrigan, Kathleen A. - Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy - Tufts University
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