Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue applauded last week’s appointment by President Trump of Scott Soles as the Department of Agriculture Chief Financial Officer.
Perdue welcomed Soles more than 30 years of experience to the agency in internal and external financial auditing, consulting, and finance operations.
In the announcement, the White House noted that Soles currently works as a senior special financial projects analyst and has previously served in roles at global Fortune 500 companies.
Perdue says Soles will “bring valuable financial management experience and knowledge to USDA,” an agency that is facing budget cuts from the Trump administration and the proposed relocation of the Economic Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
The nomination must be confirmed by the Senate.
Perdue urged lawmakers to quickly consider and approve the nomination, along with the nominations not yet considered for Food Safety, Civil Rights, and Research, Education, and Economics, positions at the agency.
