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Statement of Dr. Elsa Murano
USDA Under Secretary For Food Safety
November 4, 2004
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USDA Under Secretary for Food Safety Dr. Elsa A. Murano has accepted the multi-titled position of Vice Chancellor of
Agriculture for the Texas A&M; University System, Dean of the College of Agriculture at Texas A&M; University-College
Station and Director of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. Dr. Murano submitted her resignation to President
Bush, effective December 3, 2004.
"It has been an incredible privilege and an honor to serve this President and my fellow Americans as the USDA
Under Secretary for Food Safety," Dr. Murano said. It has also allowed me to serve my adopted country, which has given
me so much. The last three years have afforded me the opportunity to work with the great professionals at the Food Safety and
Inspection Service. They are the real heroes who work daily to ensure the safety of meat, poultry and egg products for the
entire nation. I can leave Washington knowing that we have made a significant difference in improving public health and am
confident that our science-based policies will continue to drive foodborne illnesses down even further.
"I am extremely excited to be going back home to Texas and to once again be part of the Texas A&M; family. I am very much
looking forward to the opportunities that lie ahead, and to working with the faculty, staff, students, and many stakeholders
within Texas, to ensure that our research, teaching, and extension programs in the agricultural and life sciences are second to
none, in total fulfillment of the university's mission as a land-grant university."
Dr. Murano, a native of Havana, Cuba, is the first Hispanic American to have served as Under Secretary for Food Safety at USDA.
She will also be the first Hispanic American, and first woman to serve in her new position at Texas A&M; University.
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