Dorr resigns as USDA under secretary

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP)--An Iowa-native who has served as the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Under Secretary for Rural Development says he plans to resign effective Dec. 1.

Thomas Dorr has also been chairman of the USDA Energy Council and served as co-chair of the Federal Biomass Research and Development Board.

U.S. Secretary Agriculture Ed Schafer says Dorr has been a transformational leader for the USDA's rural development department. He says Dorr's contributions to USDA and rural America will be felt for many years to come.

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Date: 11/12/08

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