Who announced Tom Vilsack’s selection to be Secretary of Agriculture in 2008?
George W. Bush
Hillary Clinton
Barack Obama
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Barack Obama announced Tom Vilsack’s selection to be Secretary of Agriculture in 2008. Vilsack was previously the governor of Iowa and had served as President Bill Clinton’s Secretary of Agriculture from 1993 to 2001. He was selected to serve in the Obama administration because of his experience in agriculture and his commitment to working with farmers and ranchers to improve the economic viability of the agricultural industry.
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