Ann Veneman.
Executive Director of UNICEF and United States Secretary of Agriculture
Former Republican Cabinet Member Endorses Harris
The first female Secretary of Agriculture, who held the Cabinet position during a Republican president’s administration, is endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for president. Ann Veneman, who served under…
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About Ann Veneman
Ann Margaret Veneman is an American attorney who served as the fifth executive director of UNICEF from 2005 to 2010. She previously served as the 27th United States secretary of agriculture from 2001 to 2005. Veneman served for the first term of President George W. Bush, and she left to take the UNICEF position. Appointed by the U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on January 18, 2005, she took over the post on May 1, 2005, serving until 2010. Previously, she also served as secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture, serving from 1995 to 1999, as well as United States deputy secretary of agriculture, serving from 1991 to 1993. Veneman was the first woman to serve as Secretary of Agriculture and the second woman to lead UNICEF, following her predecessor, Carol Bellamy.
Everything about Ann Veneman →- Occupation
- politician, lawyer
- Position held
- United States Secretary of Agriculture, United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, Executive Director of UNICEF
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- June 29, 1949