UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 20, 2022

NATIONAL RURAL UTILITIES COOPERATIVE FINANCE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (703) 467-1800

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

On April 20, 2022, National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Nathan Howard as Senior Vice President and General Counsel effective April 25, 2022. Mr. Howard joined the Company in April 2014.  He served as Corporate Counsel from 2014 until 2015 when he became Senior Corporate Counsel.  He served as Senior Corporate Counsel from 2015 until December 2020 and then Assistant General Counsel until April 25, 2022.  Prior to joining CFC, Mr. Howard spent over ten years as an associate at three large law firms in New York and Washington, DC and three years as in-house counsel, including serving as Vice President and General Counsel for Greentech Automotive, a start-up electric vehicle manufacturer, from June 2011 to February 2013.

Mr. Howard holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles and a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.

(d)       The following exhibit is filed as part of this report:

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: April 25, 2022