Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics

The Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics is a high-ranking official within the United States Department of Agriculture that provides leadership and oversight for the Agricultural Research Service, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Economic Research Service, National Agricultural Library, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

The Research, Education, and Economics (REE) mission area of the U. S. Department of Agriculture has Federal leadership responsibility for Advancing scientific knowledge related to agriculture through research, extension, and education.

REE delivers the scientific discovery mission of USDA through:

The position is vacant as of March 2017. Dr. Catherine Woteki was Under Secretary, as well as the Department's Chief Scientist. After she was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 16, 2010 until December, 2016.

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