Today President-elect Obama announced that he has chosen Colorado Senator Ken Salazar for Secretary of Interior and Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack for Secretary of Agriculture.
On Ken Salazer and Tom Vilsack, Obama had this to say (excerpts from speech given today):
"Ken will bring to the Department of the Interior an abiding commitment to this land we love.
His family has farmed and ranched the same land in Colorado for five generations. As a Senator from the great state of Colorado, he has been a champion for farmers, ranchers, and rural communities – from building a clean energy economy to setting aside 250,000 acres of Rocky Mountain National Park as wilderness."
"To lead a Department of Agriculture that helps unlock the potential of a 21st century agricultural economy, I can think of no one better than Tom Vilsack. As Governor of one of our most abundant farm states, he led with vision, promoting biotech to strengthen our farmers and fostering an agricultural economy of the future that not only grows the food we eat, but the energy we use. Tom understands that the solution to our energy crisis will be found not in oil fields abroad but in our farm fields here at home. That is the kind of leader I want in my cabinet." (And yes that is his Myspace profile picture)
Go to the change.gov blog post for more on this announcement and to read or watch Obama's speech.
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