Thomas Vilsack

Obama Ag Secretary Due At Cobleskill Graduation COBLESKILL – Thomas J. Vilsack, U.S secretary of agriculture in the Obama Administration, will deliver the commencement address Saturday, May 11, at SUNY Cobleskill and receive an  honorary doctor of science degree.  He is currently president/CEO of the U.S. Dairy Export Council. Confirmed in 2009, he was the longest-serving member of President Obama’s original cabinet, over which time he advocated on behalf of American farmers and agriculturalists, and pioneered initiatives aimed at environmental defense…