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Perdue Sworn in as U.S. Agriculture Secretary
USAgNet - 04/26/2017

Former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue was sworn in Tuesday morning as the nation's 31st U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. After taking the oath by U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, who also is a native of Georgia, Perdue joined President Trump for a "Farmers Roundtable" at the White House to address issues facing the American agriculture community, as the president signed an Executive Order establishing an Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity.

The roundtable discussion allowed representatives from all corners of American agriculture to raise concerns and share ideas, just as the task force begins its mission "to promote economic development and revitalization, job growth, infrastructure, innovation, and quality of life issues for rural America," according to the president's order.

"The people who are on the front lines of American agriculture don't have the luxury of waiting to tend to their crops and livestock, so there was no better time to convene this meeting of the minds than on my first day," Perdue said. "President Trump has made it clear that addressing the needs of rural America will be a top priority, and the message that we want to send to the agriculture community is that we are here, we are working hard, and we are on their side."

Perdue was nominated for the post in January, but Senate action was held up while he made adjustments in his business holdings to comply with ethics requirements. Following an uneventful hearing with the Senate Agriculture Committee in March, he was confirmed by an 87-11 Senate vote Monday evening as his cousin, U.S. Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., presided over the upper chamber.

As ag chief, Perdue will oversee the nation's nutrition, farm and forestry programs and will play a major role in shaping the upcoming U.S. farm bill and in U.S. ag trade negotiations. He said he plans to be guided by four principles: maximizing the ability of farmers and agribusiness to produce, create jobs and sell their goods; prioritize customer service in the USDA; ensure a safe and secure U.S. food supply, and stewardship of the land.


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