W. Kirk Miller became the General Sales Manager of USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service on July 17, 2002. As General Sales Manager, Miller overseas FAS’ export promotion, marketing and trade analysis, export credit programs and USDA food aid activities.

Before coming to FAS, Miller coordinated market development and regulatory affairs programs of the North American Export Grain Association (NAEGA) from 1992 to 2002. In this capacity, he was staff liaison to the association’s technical committees and to USDA and foreign governments on sanitary and phytosanitary trade and regulatory issues.

Miller served as Administrator of USDA’s Federal Grain Inspection Service for more than three years during the administration of President Ronald Reagan. He has also operated his own agricultural consulting business, was president of the American Malting Barley Association and the Barley and Malt Institute, and was Assistant Director of National Affairs for the American Farm Bureau Federation.

Raised on a farm in Ohio, Miller earned his B.S. degree in agricultural economics from Ohio State University and his M.A. in international transactions from George Mason University.

Email Kirk Miller

Return to FAS Leadership