Krysta Harden is an American government official who served as

United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture The United States deputy secretary of agriculture is the second-highest-ranking official in the United States Department of Agriculture, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. The deputy secretary becomes acting secre ...

from 2013 to 2016.

Early life and education

Harden was born and raised in

Camilla, Georgia Camilla is a city in Mitchell County, Georgia, United States, and is its county seat. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 5,187. History The city was incorporated in 1858. The name Camilla was chosen in honor of the granddaugh ...

. She earned a bachelor's degree from the

University of Georgia , mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things." , establ ...

Career

Harden began her career at the

United States Department of Agriculture The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is the United States federal executive departments, federal executive department responsible for developing and executing federal laws related to farming, forestry, rural economic development, ...

in 2009, serving as Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations until 2011. Harden served as Chief of Staff for Secretary of Agriculture

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from 2011 to 2013. Harden was appointed

by President

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in 2013. She resigned as Deputy Secretary in February 2016 and later assumed the position of Vice President of Public Policy and Chief Sustainability Officer at

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, a chemical conglomerate.

Personal life

She is married to former Georgia congressman Charles F. Hatcher.Harden up for No. 2 USDA position
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References

External links

* * Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People from Camilla, Georgia University of Georgia alumni Obama administration personnel DuPont people United States Deputy Secretaries of Agriculture {{GeorgiaUS-stub