Stephen Vaden
Stephen Vaden | |
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Official portrait, 2025 | |
| 16th United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture | |
| Assumed office July 7, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Xochitl Torres Small |
| Judge of the United States Court of International Trade | |
| In office December 21, 2020 – July 7, 2025 | |
| Appointed by | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Delissa A. Ridgway |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stephen Alexander Vaden May 15, 1982 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | Vanderbilt University (BA) Yale University (JD) |
Stephen Alexander Vaden (born May 15, 1982) is an American lawyer who has served as the United States deputy secretary of agriculture since July 2025. He served as a United States judge of the United States Court of International Trade from December 2020 until taking office as deputy secretary in July 2025.