Trade Relations and U.S. Agriculture
Tom Vilsack
Tuesday, 04 Sep 2018 at 6:30 pm – Great Hall, Memorial Union
Tom Vilsack served as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture for eight years and is currently president and CEO of the U.S. Dairy Export Council. As Secretary of Agriculture he worked to strengthen rural communities and ensure a safe, sufficient and nutritious food supply for Americans at home but also to expand markets abroad. He has been honored for his public service and work to advance American agriculture by the Congressional Hunger Center, National Corn Growers Association, American Farm Bureau, and National Farmers Union. Tom Vilsack served as Governor of Iowa from 1999 to 2007. Part of the Technology, Globalization and Culture SeriesCosponsored By:
- College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
- College of Engineering
- College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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