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New appointments announced at USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service

The U.S. Department of Agriculture�s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has a new Administrator and Deputy Administrator.

Posted on May 13 ,12:00

New appointments announced at USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has recently announced the appointment of Carmen Rottenberg and Paul Kiecker to key leadership positions within the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

Rottenberg has been named the Administrator of FSIS and Kiecker the Deputy Administrator.

“Providing all Americans access to a safe and secure food supply is one of USDA’s critical missions,” said Secretary Perdue. “Carmen and Paul have been instrumental in carrying out this mission and will continue to lead FSIS in their new roles.”

Carmen Rottenberg most recently served as Deputy Administrator for FSIS, and since August 2017, as Acting Deputy Under Secretary for USDA’s Office of Food Safety. She has held several leadership roles in FSIS’s Office of the Administrator, including the Chief Operating Officer and Chief of Staff.

Paul Kiecker has been serving as Acting Administrator for FSIS since August 2017. He has held numerous leadership positions within FSIS, including as a District Manager, Executive Associate for Regulatory Operations and most recently as Deputy Assistant Administrator for FSIS’s Office of Field Operations.

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