Tom Vilsack
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Tom Vilsack

Personal data
Date of birthDecember 13, 1950(age 59)
Place of birthPittsburgh, United States
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseChristie Vilsack
Alma materHamilton College&
Albany Law School
ProfessionAttorney
ReligionRoman Catholic
30th United States Secretary of Agriculture
Assumed officeJanuary 21, 2009
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byEd Schafer
40th Governor of Iowa
In officeJanuary 15, 1999 - January 12, 2007
Succeeded byChet Culver
Preceded byTerry Branstad

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Thomas James "Tom" Vilsack (-enˈvɪlsækpron; born December 13, 1950) is an American politician, a member of the Democratic Party, and presently the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. He served as the 40th Governor of the state of Iowa. He was first elected in 1998 and re-elected to a second four-year term in 2002. On November 30, 2006, he formally launched his candidacy for the Democratic Party's nomination for President of the United States in the 2008 election, but ended his bid on February 23, 2007.
Barack Obama announced Vilsack's selection to be the United States Secretary of Agriculture under his administration on December 17, 2008. Vilsack's nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate by unanimous consent on January 20, 2009.

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Agriculture Secretary In Town - WCIV Tweet this news
WCIV--Secretary -Tom Vilsack- talked about a new initiative to protect those forests. "The significance of the initiative is an opportunity to expand the number of ... - Date : Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:50:13 GMT+00:00
CBB Recommends Separating Federation and NCBA - Wisconsin Ag Connection Tweet this news
Wisconsin Ag Connection--Acting on concerns expressed by industry organizations and the expectations of the Federation included in US Secretary of Agriculture -Tom Vilsack's- May 17 ... - Date : Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:37:38 GMT+00:00
US to Resume Poultry Exports to Russia - Food Product Design Tweet this news
Food Product Design--WASHINGTON�United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Agriculture Secretary -Tom Vilsack- announced that the United States and Russia have reached an ... - Date : Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:05:43 GMT+00:00
National 25x25 Summit Speakers Provide Range of Perspectives - American Agriculturist Tweet this news
American Agriculturist--They'll join a host of other influential and renowned experts and leaders that are scheduled to speak, including Ag Secretary -Tom Vilsack- and global expert ... - Date : Mon, 28 Jun 2010 06:00:40 GMT+00:00
USA - New pork board members - Meattradenewsdaily (blog) Tweet this news
Meattradenewsdaily (blog)--Five appointments to the 15-member National Pork Board were announced June 15 by Agriculture Secretary -Tom Vilsack-. Each appointee will serve three-year ... - Date : Sun, 27 Jun 2010 23:36:57 GMT+00:00
New USDA Report Provides Roadmap To Achieve America's Renewable Energy Goals - Docuticker (blog) Tweet this news
Docuticker (blog)--Agriculture Secretary -Tom Vilsack- today released a report outlining both the current state of renewable transportation fuels efforts in America and a plan ... - Date : Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:09:28 GMT+00:00
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack highlights success of Recovery Act in bringing ... - North Texas e-News Tweet this news
North Texas e-News--By USDA TEXAS, June 22, 2010- Agriculture Secretary -Tom Vilsack- today highlighted the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act's (Recovery Act) ... - Date : Sat, 26 Jun 2010 07:59:52 GMT+00:00
USDA Releases Regional Roadmap for Biofuels - RenewableEnergyWorld.com Tweet this news
RenewableEnergyWorld.com--Washington, DC, United States -- This week, US Agriculture Secretary -Tom Vilsack- released a report outlining both the current state of renewable ... - Date : Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:28:10 GMT+00:00
Vilsack: Farmers reduce some pollution, step up conservation - DesMoinesRegister.com Tweet this news
DesMoinesRegister.com---...- still use too much nitrogen and continue the environmentally dicey practice of applying fertilizer in the fall, Agriculture Secretary -Tom Vilsack- said. ... - Date : Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:09:40 GMT+00:00
$329K goes to Jamestown timber firm - Modesto Bee Tweet this news
Modesto Bee--The grant was one of 13, totaling $4.2 million, that Agriculture Secretary -Tom Vilsack- announced for efforts to turn bio-mass from national forests into ... - Date : Sat, 26 Jun 2010 07:07:07 GMT+00:00

Preceded by
Terry Branstad		Governor of Iowa
1999-2007		Succeeded by
Chet Culver
Preceded by
Evan Bayh		Chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council
2005-2007		Succeeded by
Harold Ford



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