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USDA Promotes TerpstraWASHINGTON - Mar 9/06 - SNS -- U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today announced the appointments of A. Ellen Terpstra as deputy under secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services and Michael W. Yost as administrator of the Foreign Agricultural Service, both effective immediately. Terpstra has served as the administrator of the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) since March 2002. She fills a position left vacant by the resignation of Dr. James Butler late last year. Michael W. Yost succeeds Ellen Terpstra as administrator of FAS. Yost has served as the Farm Service Agency’s associate administrator for programs since January 2004. In this position, he was responsible for supervising and administering the farm commodity, farm loan, conservation and disaster assistance programs.
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