Anne Hazlett, who has served as the Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development at the U.S. Department of Agriculture since June 2017, is leaving that role to serve as the Senior Advisor for Rural Affairs at the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. “In her new role at ONDCP, Hazlett will help shape policy aimed at improving the quality of life in rural America, coordinate interagency efforts on drug control activity impacting rural communities, and build coalitions and grassroots strategies in these areas centered on prevention, treatment, and recovery,” according to a press release.
Hazlett has a deep background in rural issues. Before Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perfue tapped her for the Rural Development position, Hazlett served as Chief Counsel to the Majority on the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. She began her ascent to Capitol Hill in her home state of Indiana, where she ran the state Department of Agriculture and helped create the state’s first Office of Community and Rural Affairs.
While at the USDA, Hazlett worked with ONDCP to create a White House Rural Opioid Federal Interagency Working Group to help improve coordination of federal resources in rural areas. She was also deeply involved in building the Community Opioid Misuse Toolbox.
from The Rural Blog http://bit.ly/2MUEU4a Senior Rural Development official to serve in new administration role as rural affairs advisor for drug control office - Entrepreneur Generations
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