Central Lakes College political science instructor Steve Wenzel met and talked with former President George W. Bush at a recent event at the Bush Presidential Library in Dallas, Texas.
Bush and the former first lady Laura Bush put on an outdoor picnic dinner on the lawn of the Bush Presidential Library to recognize the people who were appointees of Bush during his administration. There were about 500 people who attended, including former Cabinet members and U.S. Ambassadors to foreign countries.
Wenzel was appointed by Bush to be the Minnesota director of rural development in the U.S. Department of Agriculture in December of 2000. Wenzel served in the position from 2001-09.
At the event, Wenzel and the others were given a VIP tour of the Bush Presidential Center and Library. He was also able to visit with the former president and his wife.
"It is truly a beautiful library and large enough to bring people there from all over the world who participate in public issue forums on world problems and concerns," Wenzel said in a news release.
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This is the second time Wenzel visited with a former president at his library. In June of 2015 he spent several days at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library in Atlanta, Ga., and spent a considerable amount of time visiting with the former president. Also, in December of 2015, Wenzel met the former president's brother Jeb Bush at an event in Minnesota.
