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Public Schedule
Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack
United States Department of Agriculture

Week of November 11, 2024

Thursday, November 14, 2024

2:30pm                             Fireside Chat with Helena Bottemiller Evich at Milken Institute Future of Health Summit

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

8:45am                             Interview with Mark Bittman

10:50am                           Remarks at National Summer Learning Association Summer Learning Summit

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

11:00am                           In-Person Interview with Jonathan Martin, POLITICO

Week of November 4, 2024

Thursday, November 7, 2024

11:25am                           POTUS Rose Garden Remarks

Week of October 28, 2024

Wednesday, October 30, 2024

10:00am                            Embargoed Phone Interview with Leah Douglas with Reuters

Thursday, October 31, 2024

9:05am CT                        Moderated Fireside Chat with Ambassador Young at World Food Prize

Friday, November 1, 2024

12:30pm                             Phone Interview with Patrick Thomas at WSJ

Week of October 21, 2024

Wednesday, October 23, 2024

2:00pm                             Phone Interview with Sheri McWhirter, MLive

2:10pm                             Phone Interview with Clara Migoya, Arizona Republic

2:20pm                             Phone Interview with Rod Bain, USDA Radio

2:30pm                             Phone Interview with Tom Venesky, Lancaster Farming

2:40pm                             Phone Interview with Madeline Heim, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

2:50pm                             Phone Interview with Rachel McDevitt, StateImpact Pennsylvania at WITF

4:30pm                             Remarks and Q&A with John Piotti, President and Chief Executive Officer, American Farmland Truston the American Farmland Trust Tele-Town Hall

Thursday, October 24, 2024

12:15pm                           Live Virtual Conversation with Al Gore at Climate Underground Farm Conference

2:00pm                             Embargoed Press Call for USDA Empowering Rural America Program Announcement (New ERA) with Ali Zaidi, White House National Climate Advisor

Friday, October 25, 2024

3:30pm                             Tour of Western North Carolina Farmers Market in Asheville, NC

3:45pm                             Press Gaggle at Western North Carolina Farmers Market in Asheville, NC

Week of October 14, 2024

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

4:00pm                             Interview with Kendall Murry, WABE (NPR Georgia)

4:10pm                             Interview with Michelle Wright, 95.5 WSB (Georgia Talk Radio)

Thursday, October 17, 2024

2:00pm                             Remarks at Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities Learning Network Meeting at Hershey Lodge in Hershey, PA

2:45pm                             Press Gaggle at Hershey Lodge in Hershey, PA

3:20pm                             Live Interview with Joel Natalie, Host, TalkErie (PA)

Friday, October 18, 2024

10:00am                           Remarks at the USDA Empowering Rural America Program and Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Clean Energy Event at the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, PA

11:00am                           Press Gaggle at the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, PA

Week of October 7, 2024

Tuesday, October 8, 2024

9:00am                              Remarks and Q&A at White House & USDA Farmers and Ranchers in Action Event

Wednesday, October 9, 2024

2:00pm                             On-Camera Interview with Jackie DeFusco, Hearst

2:10pm                             On-Camera Interview with Annie Andersen, Gray

Thursday, October 10, 2024

4:15pm                             On-Camera Interview with Sabrina Halvorson, AgNet Media Southeast

4:25pm                             On-Camera Interview with Joshua Crompton, Gray

4:35pm                             Interview with Tara Calligan, WGCU (NPR Southwest Florida)

4:45pm                             On-Cameria Interview with Wyatt Tubeville, WCJB (ABC Gainesville, FL)

Friday, October 11, 2024

10:30am                           On-Camera Recorded Interview with Natalie Rice, CNBC

12:00pm                           USDA Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report Signing and Briefing

Week of September 30, 2024

Thursday, October 3, 2024

9:30am                              Press Gaggle with Karine Jean-Pierre, White House Press Secretary on AF1

12:50pm                           Greet with First Responders and Briefing on Hurricane Response with POTUS in Keaton Beach, FL

4:00pm                             Tour and Remarks with POTUS at Shiloh Pecan Farm in Ray City, GA

Friday, October 4, 2024

10:45am CT                      Keynote Remarks & Moderated Q&A at Global Dairy Summit at Alliant Energy Center in Madison, WI

11:40am                           Press Gaggle at Global Dairy Summit at Alliant Energy Center in Madison, WI

Week of September 23, 2024

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

11:00am                           Keynote Remarks at Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting at New York Hilton Midtown in New York, NY

11:15am                           Press Pull-Asides at Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting at New York Hilton Midtown in New York, NY

1:00pm                             Remarks and Q&A at Aim for Climate (AIM4C) Event at Council on Foreign Relations in New York, NY

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

11:30am                           Tour of the Equity Commission Convening Networking Fair at U.S. Department of Agriculture

Thursday, September 26, 2024

All Times Central European Time (CET)

4:55pm                             Remarks at G7 Agriculture Forum for Africa - Strengthening Cooperation between the G7 and African Countries in the Agricultural Sector Session at Teatro Comunale di Siracusa in Syracuse, Italy

Friday, September 27, 2024

All Times Central European Time (CET)

9:00am                              Family Photos at G7 Agriculture Forum at Castello Maniace in Syracuse, Italy

9:30am                             Remarks at G7 Agriculture Minister’ Meeting – Session 1 – Dialogue Between G7 Ministers & G7 Hackathon Participants at Castello Maniace in Syracuse, Italy

10:45am                           Remarks at G7 Agriculture Minister’ Meeting – Session 2 – Cooperation between G7 & African Countries in the Agricultural Sector at Castello Maniace in Syracuse, Italy

2:00pm                             Remarks at G7 Agriculture Minister’ Meeting – Session 3 – Debate on Profitable, Resilient, Equitable and Sustainable Food Systems and Discussion of the Concept of Food Sovereignty on the Basis of Recent Time of Crises at Castello Maniace in Syracuse, Italy

Saturday, September 28, 2024

All Times Central European Time (CET)

9:30am                              Remarks at G7 Agriculture Minister’ Meeting – Session 4 – Sustainable Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Food Security at Castello Maniace in Syracuse, Italy

10:40am                           Remarks at G7 Agriculture Minister’ Meeting – Session 5 – Science Innovation and Climate Change at Castello Maniace in Syracuse, Italy

12:00pm                           Press Conference with G7 Heads of Delegation at Castello Maniace in Syracuse, Italy

2:00pm                             G7 Press Callback

Secretary Vilsack's Previous Schedule

To view Secretary Vilsack's previous schedules, please visit the below links.

Public Schedule
Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small
United States Department of Agriculture

Week of October 28, 2024

Wednesday, October 30, 2024

9:45am                          Site Tour and Press Gaggle, announced investments in the Fertilizer Production Expansion Program (FPEP), Manitowoc, WI

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

10:00am CST                Farm Tour with the Illinois Soybean Growers, Sadorus, IL

1:20pm CST                  Radio Interview with Steve Bridge, WFMB, Urbana, IL

Monday, October 28, 2024

9:20am CST                  Speaker at the New Era Clean Energy Program and participated in Press Gaggle, Westminster, CO

10:00pm CST                Site Tour and Press Gaggle, Donna Street Community Center, North Las Vegas, NV

Week of October 21, 2024

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

9:00am PST                   Media Interview with Elliott Bambrough, Morning Blend, KTNV Las Vegas, NV

1:00pm PST                  Site Tour and Press Gaggle, Donna Street Community Center, North Las Vegas, NV

Deputy Secretary Torres Small's Previous Schedule

To view Deputy Secretary Torres Small's previous schedules, please visit the below links.