Premise: Michael T. Scuse (born 1954) is an American public official. He was the acting United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, and, following the resignation of Tom Vilsack on January 13, 2017, was acting United States Secretary of Agriculture until Donald Trump took office as President. He also served as Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services since 2012.
Hypothesis: Michael T. Scuse, preceded Tom Vilsack as the United States Secretary of Agriculture until Donald Trump took office as President.