WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) voted to advance the nominations of Luke Lindberg to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs and Devon Westhill to be Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Civil Rights. The nominations were reported favorably out of committee and now head to the full Senate for consideration.
“I’m proud to support the nominations of Luke Lindberg and Devon Westhill to key positions at USDA. They are critical to implementing President Trump’s agenda at the department and advocating for America’s farm families. I encourage the Senate to quickly confirm these well-qualified nominees,” Chairman Boozman said.