From Professor Seth Weinberger:
On behalf of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), I invite you and your students to participate in the next Academic Conference Call on Wednesday, March 28, from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in WY 326. Catherine Bertini, professor of public administration and international affairs at Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, will discuss food security.
Ms. Bertini currently serves as co-chair of the Chicago Council of Global Affairs' global agricultural development initiative and chair of its girls in rural economies initiative. For two years, she was senior fellow, agricultural development at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Ms. Bertini was the driving force behind reform of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), where she was the chief executive for ten years. She was named the 2003 World Food Prize Laureate for her leadership at WFP in ending famine and decreasing hunger. Ms. Bertini was appointed executive director of the WFP in 1992 upon the recommendation of President George H. W. Bush and was re-appointed with the support of the administration of President William J. Clinton.
Please RSVP to Professor Seth Weinberger at sweinberger@pugetsound.edu if you plan to attend.
