Charles Lambert

Charles Lambert was appointed Deputy Under Secretary for the United States Department of Agriculture Marketing and Regulatory Programs mission area by then-Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman on December 2, 2002. Personal life Lambert was raised on a farm and cow-calf operation in west central Kansas. Following graduation and active-duty service with the National Guard, Lambert worked on the family operation until 1979. Education Lambert graduated in 1969 from Kansas State University with a bachelor of science degree in animal science. He also received a master's degree in animal science with a minor in agricultural economics from that institution. He later returned to Kansas State, earning a Ph.D. in economics with a specialization in agricultural policy and international trade in 1987. Career Lambert served for more than 15 years in various positions with the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, including chief economist for that organization.