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John Williams was selected as the deputy administrator for management in the Farm Service Agency. He succeeded George Aldaya, who held that position, first as the acting deputy administrator for management and then as the deputy administrator for management, from September 1995 until March 1999, when he became the deputy director of the Office of Operations.

From July 1998 until his selection, Williams served as FSA’s assistant deputy administrator for management. He was director of the agency’s Management Services Division from 1995-98.

Williams served as the deputy assistant administrator for management in the Foreign Agricultural Service from 1988-95. From 1983-88 he was director of FAS’s Budget and Finance Division, after having served as chief of the Budget Branch in that Division from 1976-83. From 1970-76 he worked as a budget analyst for the agency. He began his career with FAS as a management intern in 1969.

A native of Dallas, Pa., Williams holds a B.A. degree in political science from King’s College in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.