Shirley Sherrod, the former director of USDA’s Rural Development Program in Georgia, has accepted a personal apology from Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack for her wrongful firing. During a lengthy face to face meeting on Tuesday the Secretary formally offered Sherrod the position of deputy director of the office of Advocacy and Outreach, but Sherrod turned down the offer as she explains why.
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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told reporters yesterday the lessons he’s learned from this and what he’ll do in the future to prevent another firing like that of Shirley Sherrod.