Post: | United States Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs |
Insignia: | US Department of Agriculture seal.svg |
Insigniacaption: | Seal of the Department of Agriculture |
Incumbent: | Alexis Taylor |
Incumbentsince: | December 29, 2022 |
Formation: | 2014 |
First: | Ted McKinney |
The Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs is a position within the United States Department of Agriculture. The position was mandated after the passing of the 2014 Farm Bill and officially created in 2017.[1] [2] Ted McKinney served as the first under secretary from 2017 to 2021. The current officeholder is Alexis Taylor, who was sworn in on December 29, 2022.[3]