Sam Clovis, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s liaison to the White House and a former Trump campaign aide, will be departing the agency Friday to return to Iowa.

“Dr. Clovis was one of the first people through the door at USDA in January 2017, and we are grateful for his time here,” a representative for the USDA said in a statement to the Washington Examiner. “He is a good man and a patriot who for decades has served his country admirably. While we are sad Dr. Clovis is leaving USDA, we wish him well on his future endeavors back home in Iowa.”