Swathe of appointments at USDA
The US Department of Agriculture has announced 24 senior appointments, “selected to implement President Trump’s America First agenda”.
The appointments include Bailey Archey as policy advisor for marketing and regulatory programmes; Kelsey Barnes as senior advisor to the Secretary for Rural Development; and Bill Beam as administrator for the Farm Service Agency.
Aubrey Bettencourt has been named chief of the Natural Resource Conservation Service; Jordan Bonfitto appointed as chief of staff for marketing and regulatory programmes; and Trey Forsyth will serve as chief of staff for food safety.
Last month, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced a review of federal funding in California to “ensure that students do not fall victim to a radical transgender ideology”.
