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USDA: Save the date: Secretary Honor Awards Ceremony

February 10, 2023

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SAVE THE DATE
USDA Secretary Honor Awards Ceremony 
Thursday, February 16, 2023  •  2:00 pm EST
Thomas Jefferson Auditorium, South Building

Secretary Vilsack stands with producers and partners in front of a combine
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack meets with producers and partners in Arkansas in September 2022 to discuss the new USDA Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Project, which is one of the USDA programs that is being recognized. USDA photo by Christopher Willis.  

USDA is constantly striving to make itself the best place to work – and people are the heart and soul of that effort. To recognize employee excellence in helping USDA achieve its strategic goals, Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack will be presenting the USDA Secretary Honor Awards and special recognition awards at a ceremony in the Thomas Jefferson Auditorium, South Building, at 2:00 p.m. EST, Thursday, February 16, 2023. The Deputy Secretary will also participate and provide remarks. We are excited to once again come together to celebrate you and your contributions. 

Please join us in person if you can or tune in to the livestream of the event.  

For a full list of the honorees, please see OneUSDA intranet 

Congratulate your colleagues and show your support by participating in the ceremony!

How to attend

This virtual event is open to all USDA Employees. The program will be hosted on Zoom.Gov, register here. After completing the registration form, you will be emailed a Zoom.Gov link and the alternate call-in information. Please register using your USDA email address.

An American Sign Language interpreter will be available during the live event. Anyone not able to join live will have access to an on-demand recording after the event. The closed caption transcript will be available after the event.

Participants must register for this event. Follow this link to register: https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_EndMRAUOT7WwclCZQIUgSQ 

See this and other announcements on OneUSDA.