United States Secretary of Agriculture | |
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United States Department of Agriculture | |
Style | Mr. Secretary (informal) The Honorable (formal) |
Member of | Cabinet |
Reports to | President of the United States |
Seat | Jamie L. Whitten Building, Washington, D.C. |
Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
Term length | No fixed term |
Constituting instrument | 7 U.S.C. § 2202 |
Formation | February 15, 1889 |
First holder | Norman Jay Coleman |
Succession | Ninth[1] |
Deputy | Deputy Secretary of Agriculture |
Salary | Executive Schedule, level I |
Website | www |
The United States Secretary of Agriculture is the head of the United States Department of Agriculture. The position carries similar responsibilities to agriculture ministers of other governments.[2]