Feeding the World: At Home and Abroad

Freeman Lecture – Great Conversations
Past event
Oct 05, 2009

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack in conversation with J. Brian Atwood, Dean, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs and Allen Levine, Dean, College of Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Science

Please bring a non-perishable food item to this event.

A dessert reception with the speakers follows the conversation immediately.

This event is part of The Ultimate Homecoming.

As the head of the United States Department of Agriculture, Secretary Vilsack oversees a $134 billion portfolio that includes leadership on food, agriculture natural resources, and rural development. Join us for a wide-ranging conversation about food aid and international development, obesity and nutrition, food security, farm and foreign trade policy, and a host of other topics related to the USDA's mission.