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Chief of Staff

Ted Hanson


Ted Hanson serves as Chief of Staff for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration.

Hanson joins USDA with extensive experience in logistics, security management, and event planning from his time as the North Dakota Governor’s Residence Manager. Hailing from the Badlands of southwestern North Dakota, he brings a deep understanding of rural life and agricultural communities from his family’s fourth-generation commercial cow/calf operation.