Vice Chair of the Religious Liberty Commission Dr. Ben Carson speaks during a memorial service for slain conservative commentator Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium, in Glendale, Arizona, U.S., September 21, 2025. (Reuters File)
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Former housing secretary and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson will take charge as senior nutrition and housing adviser at the U.S. Department of Agriculture temporarily, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday.
Carson will serve “as a point person” at the USDA to help advance Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s agenda to “Make America Healthy Again,” Bloomberg News reported, citing an agency spokesperson.
He will advise on nutrition, health and housing, with a focus on rural health investments, and regularly attend MAHA-related events with Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, according to the report.
President Donald Trump and Rollins tapped him for the role, the report said.
The USDA did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
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(Reporting by Puyaan Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D’Silva)
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