Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman
Previous Occupation: She currently serves as a board member of the Close Up Foundation, a nonpartisan civic education organization, based in Washington, D.C.
Previous Office: Served as USDA Deputy Secretary from 1991-93. From 1989-91, served as Deputy Undersecretary of Agriculture for International Affairs and Commodity Programs. From 1995-99, served as Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
Education: She earned her bachelor's degree in political science from UC Davis, and a master's degree in public policy from UC Berkeley, and a juris doctorate degree from UC Hastings College of Law.
Birthplace: Modesto, California