Ambassador Kip Tom was a major farmer in Indiana prior to being tapped by the Trump administration to become the United States Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture and the United States Ambassador to the Rome-based United Nations agencies.

Vance Crowe and Kip Tom talk about the diplomatic corp, the challenges of giving food aid that might be stolen by warlords and the ideology of Argroecology being pushed around the world by the EU. Ambassador Tom talks about the future of places like Sudan and the role the US farmer plays in shaping the future of trade policy.

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Vance Crowe interviews people with an expertise that you would want to know about, but might not think to ask. He prompts his guests to think about their work in novel ways, discusses how it applies to regular people and has fun sharing stories and experiences.

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