US Secretary of Agriculture Proclaimed March 18-24, 2001 National Agriculture Week.Since the beginning, Ag Day has been a chance for the general public to say "thanks" to the hard working men and women of agriculture. This year the new Secretary of Agriculture, Ann Veneman Ann Margaret Veneman (born June 29, 1949) is currently the Executive Director of UNICEF. She was the first woman and first Californian to become the United States Secretary of Agriculture. , invited Americans to join her "in saluting America's farmers and ranchers during National Agriculture Week." "Each day our farmers and ranchers provide for families all around the world," said Veneman. She asked all Americans to join her "in thanking the nearly 22 million people involved in our food chain who provide for the plentiful plen·ti·ful adj. 1. Existing in great quantity or ample supply. 2. Providing or producing an abundance: a plentiful harvest. , safe and affordable food supply that we enjoy today and everyday." The US Secretary of Agriculture made National Agriculture Week official with a secretarial proclamation An act that formally declares to the general public that the government has acted in a particular way. A written or printed document issued by a superior government executive, such as the president or governor, which sets out such a declaration by the government. signed on March 16, 2001. |
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