Kip Tom | |
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| United States Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture | |
| In office May 12, 2019 –January 20, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | David Lane |
| Succeeded by | Cindy McCain |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 29,1955 Goshen,Indiana,U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
Kip E. Tom served as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture,and chief of the United States Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome, [1] [2] [3] from 2019 to 2021.
The United Nations has six different food and agricultural development agencies. The US has significant involvement with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). As a result,there is political and economic staff from the State Department,as well as staff from USDA and the U.S. Agency for International Development. [4]
Before his appointment,Tom was chief executive officer of Indiana-based Tom Farms,which is among Indiana's largest farming operations and “a leading supplier to Monsanto.” [5] In 2016,he ran against Jim Banks in the Republican primary for the Indiana's 3rd congressional district coming in “a close second.” [2] He was mentioned as a potential candidate to the post of United States Secretary of Agriculture in the Second cabinet of Donald Trump. [6]