Trump Picks No. 2 Man at USDA
Published: Friday, July 21, 2017
President Trump last Thursday announced his selection of Stephen Censky, CEO of the American Soybean Assn., for the position of deputy secretary of Agriculture.
Censky, who has been the CEO of ASA since 1996, worked at the USDA under both the Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations, becoming administrator of the agency's Foreign Agriculture Service in 1992.
At ASA, Censky has made export market expansion one of his priorities. The nomination will be considered by the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry before advancing to the full Senate for a vote.
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