Washington, D.C., January 6, 2026) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced a new slate of presidential appointments to key positions at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). One of the appointments has a Hamilton County connection….
Doug Hoelscher serves as Minister-Counselor to the US Mission to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organizations in Rome, Italy. Doug previously held roles as Chief Operating Officer and Chair of the America First Transition Project at the America First Policy Institute (AFPI). During President Trump’s first term, he served as Director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs. Earlier in his career, Doug was Director of the Iowa Office of State-Federal Relations and held positions in the Bush Administration at both the White House and the Department of Homeland Security. Raised on a corn, soybean, and pig farm near Williams, Iowa, he was active in 4-H and FFA and worked summers in a family agribusiness. He holds a BA from the University of Iowa and began his public policy career in the office of Senator Charles Grassley.
Hoelscher was one of 16 appointments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture made this week.