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'''Tom Vilsack''' is the former Governor of [[Iowa]] and a member of the [[Democratic Party]].  He has twice served as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.  Vilsack has repeatedly spoken at the U.S.-China Business Council – a lobbying group that “serves the interests” of Chinese and American corporations – even defending a controversial Chinese state-funded project flagged as a “national security risk” by the U.S. intelligence community.<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/exclusive/bidens-ag-chief-hyped-chinese-threats/</ref>

'''Thomas James “ Tom “ Vilsack''' is the former Governor of [[Iowa]] and a member of the [[Democratic Party]].  He has twice served as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.  Vilsack has repeatedly spoken at the U.S.-China Business Council – a lobbying group that “serves the interests” of Chinese and American corporations – even defending a controversial Chinese state-funded project flagged as a “national security risk” by the U.S. intelligence community.<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/exclusive/bidens-ag-chief-hyped-chinese-threats/</ref>

Vilsack was a candidate early on in the [[2008 Presidential Election]] for the Democratic nomination, but withdrew and endorsed Sen. [[Hillary Clinton]].<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,260688,00.html</ref>  He was nominated for [[Secretary of Agriculture]] by [[Barack Obama]]<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Dec17/0,4670,Obama1150,00.html</ref> and was confirmed by the Senate.

Vilsack was a candidate early on in the [[2008 Presidential Election]] for the Democratic nomination, but withdrew and endorsed Sen. [[Hillary Clinton]].<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,260688,00.html</ref>  He was nominated for [[Secretary of Agriculture]] by [[Barack Obama]]<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Dec17/0,4670,Obama1150,00.html</ref> and was confirmed by the Senate.