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'At a special ceremony at the World Food Prize Hall of Laureates in Des Moines today, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack was presented the Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Medallion by World Food Prize Foundation president Ambassador Kenneth M. Quinn. Ambassador Quinn explained that the Borlaug Medallion, which was created to recognize institutions not eligible to receive the World Food Prize itself, was being presented to \"honor the U.S. Department of Agriculture for its extraordinary development and promotion of American farming for over 150 years. “In the 10,000 year history of human agriculture, there is arguably no other organization that has done more to expand the knowledge of, and enhance the science involved in, food production than the USDA,\" the Ambassador stated. Ambassador Quinn went on to say that he was particularly pleased to present the medallion to Secretary Vilsack, one of the longest serving secretaries of agriculture in American history. In addition, the Secretary had a very special relationship with Dr. Borlaug, and “is deserving of special recognition for all he has done as Governor of Iowa and Secretary of Agriculture to preserve the Borlaug legacy, promote the World Food Prize and especially help inspire the next generation of young agricultural leaders, a mission dear to Borlaug\'s heart.” At the ceremony, Vilsack and Quinn also signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen the partnership of the World Food Prize and USDA and by extending the Wallace-Carver Fellowship program through 2021.'See also:
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