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FORMER IOWA GOVERNOR TERRY BRANSTAD HAS RETIRED AS PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD FOOD PRIZE. BRANSTAD SAYS ONE OF HIS ...

Local 5 News caught up with Vilsack to discuss what he is looking forward to and what he believes he brings to the role as CEO.

Today is former Governor Terry Branstad’s last day as president of the World Food Prize. “I intend to still be involved as a volunteer and I want to do what I can to help,” Branstad said during a ...

He has served two terms as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and two terms as governor of Iowa, in addition to involvement with ...

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DES MOINES — Former Gov. Tom Vilsack will return to Iowa to lead the World Food Prize Foundation after stepping down as U.S.

Tom Vilsack will return to Iowa as CEO of the World Food Prize Foundation, headquartered in Des Moines, following his role as ...

The former USDA secretary and former governor will be CEO of the Des Moines-based World Food Prize Foundation,which strives ...

Tom Vilsack, who served as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture during the Obama and Biden administrations, has been selected by the ...

Here's what to know about Tom Vilsack, who will become the new president of the Des Moines-based World Food Prize Foundation.