These exemplary people have made historic contributions to American government and will be honored at a gala celebration on ...

The last time a Valley native held a cabinet position was in 2005 when Ann Veneman from Modesto led the Department of Agriculture. Chavez-DeRemer's confirmation vote could still be days or weeks away.

Rollins is just the second woman to head the agency. Ann Veneman of California was sworn in as the 27th Secretary of Agriculture in 2001 and served in George W. Bush's cabinet during his first term.

Rollins is the second female in history to lead the USDA. Ann Veneman of California served as U.S. agriculture secretary from 2001-2005 under President George W. Bush. She takes the helm at the USDA ...

Bush. January 2001 - Gale Norton becomes the first woman to serve as US secretary of the interior, and Ann Veneman is the first woman to serve as US secretary of agriculture. Both were nominated by ...

Samples were then flown by military aircraft to England for confirmation testing. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman called a news conference in Washington, D.C., to announce the nation’s first ...

The federal government will use money from an emergency contingency fund to help farmers this year if crop prices remain low, according to Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman's testimony before a Senate ...

Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman announced a new US Department of Agriculture faith-based and community organization pilot program called the Rural Development Community Facilities Guaranteed Loan ...

Ann Coulter is the author of seven New York Times bestsellers -- Guilty: Liberal Victim and Their Assault On America (January 2009); If Democrats Has Any Brains,They'd Be Republicans (October 2007 ...