The Under Secretary for Rural Development (USDA(RD)) is a high-ranking official in the United States Department of Agriculture and principal advisor to the United States Secretary of Agriculture responsible for oversight of the department's rural development programs and policies.

The most recent Under Secretary was Basil Gooden, who was nominated in September 2023, assumed office on March 4, 2024, and served until January 20,2025.

With the rank of Under Secretary, the USDA(RD) is a Level III position within the Executive Schedule.

[2] The previous Under Secretary was Lisa Mensah, who was appointed by President Barack Obama on May 8, 2014, and confirmed by the United States Senate on November 20, 2014.

Between the two, Anne Hazlett served as Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development, from June 12, 2017,[3] to February 7, 2019, when Hazlett joined the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy.