Vilsack will Join Bill Clinton on Africa Trip

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By Becky Ogann

Story Created: Jul 16, 2008 at 4:57 PM CST

Story Updated: Jul 16, 2008 at 4:57 PM CST

DES MOINES (AP) - Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack and wife, Christie, will accompany former President Clinton on a weeklong trip through Africa.

They will cap the trip with a stop in Mexico City for an international conference on AIDS.

In an interview Tuesday with The Associated Press, Vilsack says one goal of the trip will be to gather information to aid Iowa State University in its efforts to improve food production in Africa. The former governor advises the college on that effort.

Clinton and the Vilsacks will travel to Ethiopia, Rwanda, Senegal and Liberia on the trip beginning July 28.

The former president heads a foundation that does work in Africa, and Clinton makes annual trips there.

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