Feeding the Future: African Hunger, American Business and Gobal Stability

ActionAid, Alliance to End Hunger, CARE, ONE, Oxfam America, Partnership to Cut Hunger & Poverty in Africa, TechnoServe, World Food Programme-USA

*RSVP by COB Thursday, February 3* Congressional Lunch Briefing: Feeding the Future: African Hunger, American Business and Global Stability Monday, February 7, 2010 12:00-1:30pm Cannon House Office Building, Room #121 Capitol Hill, Washington, DC Agenda Introduction: Rick Leach, President and CEO, World Food Program USA, Moderator - Overview of Key Budget and Policy Issues Critical for Alleviating Global Hunger & Empowering the Poor Featured Speaker: Gayle Smith, Senior Director, National Security Council (Invited) - Advancing Economic Opportunity and National Security: How the U.S. is leading global efforts to promote food security and why this leadership is Good for the World’s Hungry and Global Stability Discussants: Florencia Cipriano, Mozambique Poultry Industry Impact of US Support on Farming, Poverty and Stability in Mozambique Devry Boughner, Director of International Business Relations, Cargill Agricultural & Economic Development: Implications for U.S. Business Jim McLaughlin, President, McLaughlin & Associates Global Hunger & Food Security: Public Opinion and Voter Attitudes Question & Answer Closing Remarks: James Kimonyo, Ambassador of Rwanda to the United States (invited) A light lunch will be served at 11:45am. To register for this event, please click here.

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