August 11, 2006
August 11, 2006 - J.B. Penn, Ph.D., undersecretary for agriculture for farm and foreign agricultural services, has submitted his resignation, effective Aug. 31.
A native of Lynn, Ark., and a graduate of Arkansas State University, Penn had overseen the activities of the Farm Service Agency, the Foreign Agricultural Service and the Risk Management Agency since being sworn in as undersecretary in May 2001.
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