Janie Simms Hipp information

Janie Simms Hipp
Janie Simms Hipp testifies before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, 2018.
General Counsel of the United States Department of Agriculture
In office August 1, 2021 – August 2023
President	Joe Biden
Secretary	Tom Vilsack
Preceded by	Stephen Vaden
Personal details
Born	Idabel, Oklahoma, U.S.
Citizenship	United States
Nationality	Chickasaw
Education	Oklahoma City University School of Law, University of Arkansas
Occupation	Lawyer, Policy Expert & General Counsel for USDA
Known for	Founder of USDA's Office of Tribal Relations
Awards	2016 President's Volunteer Service Award for lifetime Achievement

Janie Simms Hipp is an agriculture and food lawyer, policy expert, and the founder of the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative at the University of Arkansas, founder of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Office of Tribal Relations in the Office of the Secretary, founding Executive Director of the Native American Agriculture Fund, . Hipp's work focuses on the intersection of Indian law and agriculture and food law.^[1] She is currently the CEO/President of Native Agriculture Financial Services since August 2023.