FEDERAL CENTER, DENVER, CO 80225 Director for Human Resources.-Jim Weeks (acting), 445-2670. Management Services.-Kathryn E. Gordon, (303) 445-3002. Deputy Director, Policy.-Elizabeth Cordova-Harrison, 445-2783. Regional Directors: Pacific Northwest Regional Office.-Bill McDonald, Boise, ID, (208) 378-5013. Lower Colorado Regional Office.-Robert W. Johnson, Boulder City, NV, (702) 293-8411. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Jamie L. Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250 phone (202) 720-3631, http://www.usda.gov ANN VENEMAN, Secretary of Agriculture; education: B.A., University of California at Davis; M.A., University of California at Berkeley; J.D., Hastings College of Law; professional: attorney with Patton, Boggs & Blow, 1993-95; and with Nossanan, Guthner, Knox & Elliott, 1999-2001; public service: Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture, 1995-99; U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1986-93; serving as Associate Administrator of the Foreign Agricultural Service, 1986-89; Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture for International Affairs and Commodity Programs, 1989-91; and Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, 1991-93; community service: Close Up Foundation; serving as a board member for the nonpartisan civic education organization; nominated by President George W. Bush to become the 27th Secretary of Agriculture, and was fonfirmed by the U.S. Senate on January 20, 2001. OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY Secretary of Agriculture.-Ann Veneman, room 200-A, (202) 720-3631. Deputy Chief of Staff.-Kevin Herglotz. Counsel for Trade.-David Hegwood. Special Assistant to the President/Personnel.-Drew. DeBerry. Executive Secretariat.-Bruce Bundick (acting), room 116-A, 720-7100. Chief Information Officer.-Ira Hobbs (acting), room 416-W, 720-3152. Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment.-[Vacant]. Chief of Forest Service.-Dale Bosworth, Sidney R. Yates Building, 205-1661. Chief of Natural Resources Conservation Service.-Pearlie Reed, room 5105-S, BG, 720-4526. Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services.-J.B. Penn, room 205-E, 720-3111. Administrator for Consolidated Farm Services Agency.-James Little (acting), room 3086–S, BG, 720-3467. Administrator for Foreign Agricultural Service.-Maddie Sharpless (acting), room 5071-S, BG, 720-3935. Under Secretary for Rural Development.-[Vacant]. Administrator for Rural Utilities Service.-Blaine Stockton (acting), room 4051-S, 720-9540. Rural Housing Service.-James Alsop (acting), 690–1533. Rural Business Service.-William Haby (acting), room 5045-S, 690-4730. Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services.-Eric Bost, room 240-E, Administrator for Food and Nutrition Service.-George Braley (acting), room 803, Park Under Secretary for Food Safety.-Dr. Elsa Murano. Administrator for Food Safety and Inspection Service.-Thomas Billy, room 331-E, 720-7025. Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics.-Joseph Jen, room 217-W, 720-8885. Administrator for Agricultural Research Service.-Floyd Horn, room 302-A, 720-3656. Administrator for Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service.-Colien Heffernan, room 304-A, 720-4423. Administrator for Economic Research Service.-Susan Offutt, room 4145, M. Street, 694-5000. Administrator for National Agricultural Statistics Service.-Ron Bosecher, room 417-S, BG, 720-2707. Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Service.-William Hawks, room 228-W, 720-4256. Administrator for Agricultural Marketing Service.-Kenneth Clayton (acting), room 3071-S, 720-5115. Administrator for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.-Craig Reed, room 313–E, 720-3668. Administrator for Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards.-David Shipman (acting), room 1094-S, 720-0219. Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations.-Mary Waters, room 213-A, 720-7095. Director, Office of Congressional Relations.-[Vacant]. Director, Intergovernmental Affairs.-[Vacant]. Assistant Secretary for Administration.-Lou Gallegos, 720-3291. Director of Civil Rights.-David Whittinsham (acting), room 326-W, 720-5212. Ethics.-John Surina, room 347-W, 720-2251. Human Resources Management.-Donna Beecher, room 316-W, 720-3585. Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization.—J. Michael Green (acting), room 1566–S, 720-7117. Outreach.-Melvin Weil (acting), 501 School Street, Suite 100, 720-6350. Procurement and Property Management.-Warren R. Ashworth, Reporters Building, room 302, 720-9448. Office of Administrative Law Judges, Chief Judge.-James Hunt, room 1049-S, 720-6368. Board of Contract Appeals.-Judge Edward Houry, Chairman, room 2916–S, 720–6110. Office of the Judicial Officer.-William Jensen, 501 School Street, room 300-A, 720-7664. Executive Operations Chief Economist.-Keith Collins, room 112-A, 720-4164. Director, Office of: Budget and Program Analysis.-Stephen B. Dewhurst, room 101-A, 720–7323. National Appeals Division.-Norman Cooper, room 111-Park Center, (703) 305-2708. GENERAL COUNSEL Jamie L. Whitten Building, Room 106-W, phone 720-3351 General Counsel.-J. Michael Kelly (acting). Deputy General Counsel.-[Vacant]. Associate General Counsel for— Rural Development.-Arnold Grundeman, 720-6187. Natural Resources.-Jane Poling, 720-9311. Civil Rights.-Arlean Leland, 720-1760. Assistant General Counsel for Community Development.-Paul Loizeaux, 720-2508. Electric and Telephone.-Michael W. Kelly, 720-2764. Natural Resources.-Michael Gippert, 720-7121. International Affairs: Commodity Programs and Food Assistant Programs.-Thomas V. Conway, 720-6883. Assistant General Counsel, Division of: Food and Nutrition.-Ronald Hill, 720-6181. International Affairs and Commodity Programs.-Ralph Linden, 720-9246. Legislation, Litigation, General Law.-James Michael Kelly, 720-7219. Legislative Affairs.-David Grahn, 720-5354. Litigation.-Margaret Breinholt, 720-4733. Trade.-Mary Hobbie. General Law.-Kenneth E. Cohen, 720-5565. Regulatory and Marketing.-John Golden, 720-3155. Marketing.-Kenneth Vail, 720-5293. Resource Management Specialist.-Deborah L. Vita, 720-4861. Regulatory.-Tom Walsh, 720-5550. INSPECTOR GENERAL Jamie L. Whitten Building, Room 117-W, phone 720-8001 Inspector General.-Roger C. Viadero. Deputy Inspector General.-Joyce Fleischmann, room 117-W, 720-7431. Executive Assistant to the Inspector General.-[Vacant]. Assistant Inspector General for Audit.-Richard Long, room 403–E, 720–6945. Assistant Inspector General for Investigations.-Gregory Seybold, room 507-A, 720-3306. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION Jamie L. Whitten Building, Room 240-W, phone 720-3291 Assistant Secretary for Administration.-Lou Gallegos. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration.-John Surina (acting), room 240-W, 720-3291. Special Assistant.-[Vacant]. BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS South Agriculture Building, Room 2912-S, phone 720-6110 Chairman and Administrative Judge.-Edward Houry. Vice Chair and Administrative Judge.-Howard A. Pollack, 720-2583. Administrative Judges: Anne W. Westbrook, 720-7242; Joseph A. Vergilio, 720-2066. Recorder.-Elaine M. Hillard, 720-7023. Deputy Recorder.-Delores Sanders, 720-7023. OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES South Agriculture Building, Room 1049-S, phone 720-6383 Chief Administrative Law Judge.-James Hunt. Secretary to the Chief Administrative Law Judge.-P. Jane Hart. Administrative Law Judges: Dorothea A. Baker, room 1045-S, 720-8305; Jill S. Clifton, room, 1051-S, 720-8161. Hearing Clerk.-Joyce A. Dawson, room 1081-S, 720-4443. OFFICE OF THE JUDICIAL OFFICER South Agriculture Building, Room 1104-S, phone 720-4764 Judicial Officer.-William G. Jensen. Assistant.-Michael J. Stewart, room 1108-S, 720-9268. OFFICE OF SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTILIZATION South Agriculture Building, Room 1566-S, phone 720-7117 Director.-J. Michael Green (acting). |