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Basil Ivanhoe Gooden is an American governmental executive whose career has advanced equitable food systems, agriculture policy, public health, and community economic development in rural America. Goo
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The under secretary for rural development is a high-ranking official in the United States Department of Agriculture and principal advisor to the secretary of agriculture responsible for oversight of t
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…elected as a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. On September 11, 2023, President Joseph R. Biden nominated Gooden to the role of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development. If confirmed by the Senate, Gooden would succeed former Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small, who left the role upon her confirmation as Deputy Secretary…
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