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Wanda Worsham was named deputy assistant secretary for congressional relations.

Before rejoining USDA, from January 1995 until her appointment to this position Worsham served as chief clerk for the Committee on Agriculture in the U.S. House of Representatives. She was minority staff consultant for the House Committee on Agriculture from 1993-94. From 1982-92 she served as a legislative officer for USDA, covering such areas as food safety, biotechnology, commodity marketing and promotion, animal and plant health, food assistance programs, and agricultural research.

Worsham began her government career in 1971 as assistant clerk for the House Committee on the District of Columbia, where she worked for four years before serving from 1975-82 as administrative assistant to the minority counsel for the House Committee on Agriculture.

A native of Old Hickory, Tenn., Worsham holds a B.S. degree in business education from Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tenn.

Cheryl Macias, the previous deputy assistant secretary for congressional relations, held that position from 1996-98 and is now the chief operating officer of the Farm Credit Administration in McLean, Va. •