USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack is expected to announce he chose Burnham John (Bud) Philbrook to work as the Agriculture deputy undersecretary for farm and foreign agricultural service. He will head foreign affairs.
Philbrook has leadership experience as the CEO of Global Volunteers, an organization that sends volunteers on vacation to American Indian reservations and 21 foreign countries. He has been CEO since 1994.
Philbrook, a Minnesota native, also practiced law, worked in the state House and was an assistant commissioner in the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. He will be in charge of trade and food aid issues.
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