Tom Vilsack Quotes


We know that there are significant health benefits from consuming more fruits and vegetables, and that's an opportunity for us to sort of move away from some of the meals that we've been preparing in the past.


Citations

Vilsack, Tom. "USDA Replaces Food Pyramid with 'MyPlate'." Press Conference, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2 Jun. 2011.

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Tom Vilsack
Tom Vilsack
  • Born: December 13, 1950
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Politician

Thomas James Vilsack is an American politician and lawyer serving as the 32nd United States secretary of agriculture under the Biden administration. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 30th secretary of agriculture from 2009 to 2017 in the Obama administration and as the 40th governor of Iowa from 1999 to 2007.