State Fair Tour
Building on the President’s commitment to address issues important to rural Americans, Cabinet Secretaries and other top Administration officials are visiting state fairs this summer and fall to discuss ongoing efforts to:
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Support job creation;
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Improve access to health care;
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Enhance the quality of rural education and;
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Help strengthen rural America by working better with communities, states and the Federal Government.
Use the map below to explore where Administration Officials have visited or plan to visit state fairs across the country.
State Fair Blog Posts
November 01, 2010 11:41 AM EDT
Melody Barnes, Director of the Domestic Policy Council, looks back at the Administration's visits to state fairs across the country, including an interactive map.
October 29, 2010 4:05 PM EDT
![At the South Carolina State Fair: The Sun Shines On the Midlands At the South Carolina State Fair: The Sun Shines On the Midlands](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20110511033928im_/http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/imagecache/summary_thumb/image/image_file/SCStateFair5.jpg)
Inez Tenenbaum, Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, writes about her visit to the South Carolina State Fair in Columbia.
September 08, 2010 11:20 AM EDT
![On The Right Track At The Nevada State Fair On The Right Track At The Nevada State Fair](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20110511033928im_/http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/imagecache/summary_thumb/image/image_file/maze%202010%20final.jpg)
Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan discusses how her visit to the Nevada State Fair validates that we’re on the right track and the Farm Financial Forecasts for 2010.
August 23, 2010 10:48 AM EDT
Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood lets Illinois State fairgoers know what the Administration has been up to in the fight against distracted driving.
August 20, 2010 5:13 PM EDT
![At the Indiana State Fair: Farmers, The First Entrepreneurs At the Indiana State Fair: Farmers, The First Entrepreneurs](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20110511033928im_/http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/imagecache/summary_thumb/image/image_file/MCJ%20and%20Young%20Women%201.jpg)
Deputy Administrator Marie Johns visits the Indiana State Fair and discusses how the Small Business Administration is working to create the next generation of entrepreneurs.
August 12, 2010 11:16 AM EDT
![American Tradition and Rural Innovation at the Wisconsin State Fair American Tradition and Rural Innovation at the Wisconsin State Fair](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20110511033928im_/http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/imagecache/summary_thumb/image/image_file/7633399.JPG)
EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson takes part in a classic American tradition by visiting the Wisconsin State Fair and discusses the strategies to address environmental challenges faced by rural America.
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