Homer Wilkes

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Homer Wilkes
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment
Incumbent
Assumed office February 11, 2022
President	Joe Biden
Personal details
Born	Homer Lee Wilkes
Spouse	Kim T. Burkhead (m. 1982)
Children	3
Education	Jackson State University (BS, MBA, PhD)
Military service
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	1984–2007
Unit	United States Navy Reserve

Homer Lee Wilkes is an American conservationist and government official from Mississippi. In 2021, Wilkes was nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as under secretary of agriculture for natural resources and environment.^[1]