RALEIGH — North State Journal publisher Neal Robbins has been appointed deputy under secretary for Rural Development at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a role that will place him in senior leadership over tens of billions of dollars in housing, utility and community development programs serving rural America.
His appointment was part of a broader leadership announcement by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins at the Iowa State Fair, which included President Donald Trump’s nominations for several top USDA positions.
“America’s farmers and ranchers have a fighter and a friend in the White House and we have announced a top-notch team at USDA who have hit the ground running and are executing President Trump’s America first vision,” Rollins said in the announcement.
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