Editing Tom Vilsack (section)

===Nomination and confirmation===
In December 2020, [[Joseph R. Biden|Biden]] announced he would nominate Vilsack to again serve as the [[Secretary of Agriculture]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Dan|last=Charles|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/biden-transition-updates/2020/12/09/944434278/biden-plans-to-bring-vilsack-back-to-usda-despite-criticism-from-reformers|title=Biden plans to bring Vilsack back to USDA despite criticism|website=[[NPR]]|date=December 9, 2020|access-date=December 10, 2020}}</ref> The move was met by some with criticism from black farmers and progressives, because of Vilsack's perceived relationship with status quo and corporate agriculture.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-19|title=Tom Vilsack Is the Wrong Person To Lead the Department of Agriculture|url=https://reason.com/2020/12/19/tom-vilsack-is-the-wrong-person-to-lead-the-department-of-agriculture/|access-date=2020-12-20|website=Reason.com|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Editorial|first=Staff|title=Vilsack, a status quo pick, must lead change|url=https://www.thegazette.com/subject/opinion/staff-editorial/vilsack-a-status-quo-pick-must-lead-change-20201218|access-date=2020-12-20|website=The Gazette|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Black farmers, civil rights advocates seething over Vilsack pick|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/09/black-farmers-tom-vilsack-agriculture-usda-biden-cabinet-444077|access-date=2020-12-20|website=POLITICO|date=December 9, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> He appeared before the [[Senate Agriculture Committee]] on February 2, 2021, and was unanimously approved.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://eu.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/agriculture/2021/02/02/tom-vilsack-usda-nomination-full-senate-vote-joe-biden-cabinet-former-iowa-governor/4277677001/ | title= Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack's USDA secretary nomination gets committee nod, goes to full Senate | publisher= Des Moines Register | date= February 2, 2021 | accessdate= February 2, 2021}}</ref> His nomination was confirmed by the Senate on February 23, 2021, by a 92–7 vote.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Verma|first1=Pranshu|last2=Gladstone|first2=Rick|date=2021-02-23|title=Senate confirms Linda Thomas-Greenfield to be U.N. ambassador and Tom Vilsack to be agriculture secretary.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/us/politics/linda-thomas-greenfield-ambassador-united-nations.html|access-date=2021-02-23|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> He was sworn into office by [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Kamala Harris]] on February 24, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 25, 2021 |title=Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack sworn in as US Agriculture Secretary |url=https://www.kcci.com/article/former-iowa-gov-tom-vilsack-sworn-in-as-us-secretary-of-agriculture/35622969 |access-date=February 25, 2021 |website=KCCI |language=en}}</ref>