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WASHINGTON, May 26, 2022 - On Wednesday, June 1, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will visit Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., where he will give a speech announcing details of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s framework to transform the nation’s food system. The address will underscore USDA’s commitment under the Biden-Harris Administration to increase competition, bolster access to healthy, affordable food, ensure growers and workers receive a greater share of the food dollar, and advance equity as well as climate resilience and mitigation. This announcement provides additional details on how USDA will make good on its June 2021 commitment to invest more than $4 billion to strengthen critical supply chains and address longstanding structural challenges that were revealed and intensified by the pandemic. After the remarks, the Secretary will participate in a conversation on the Food Systems Transformation framework, followed by a press availability. The Secretary’s visit is hosted by USDA and Georgetown University’s Rural Opportunity Initiative, a partnership between the two organizations that aims to foster, study, and promote rural economic development through partnerships between the public and private sectors.
Credentialed members of the media who wish to attend the event must RSVP here, and meet the University’s COVID-19 testing protocol here. This event will also be livestreamed on usda.gov/live.
Wednesday, June 1
WHO: U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack
WHAT: Address Announcing Food Systems Transformation Framework
WHEN: June 1, at 10:45 AM ET. The Secretary's remarks will begin at approximately 11:30 AM ET.
WHERE: Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. Please RSVP to receive arrival instructions. This event will also be livestreamed on usda.gov/live.
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