Kathleen Merrigan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Kathleen Merrigan

American government official

Date of Birth: 06-Oct-1959

Place of Birth: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

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Kathleen Ann Merrigan (born October 6, 1959) was sworn in as the United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture on April 8, 2009.
She resigned from this position on March 14, 2013.
She was the first woman to chair the Ministerial Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in 2011.
She was the former Executive Director of the Sustainability Collaborative at the George Washington University.
At GW she also led the GW Food Institute and was a Professor of Public Policy.
She was named "100 most influential people in the world" by Time Magazine in 2010.