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Celebrating Food For Peace 1954-2004: Bringing Hope To The Hungry(PDF, 1.8mb) “Food can be a powerful instrument for all
the free world in building a durable peace.”
—President Dwight D. Eisenhower |
Across the earth, America is feeding the hungry. More than
60 percent of international emergency food aid comes as a
gift of the people of the United States…. Millions are facing
great affliction, but with our help, they will not face it
alone. America has a special calling to come to their aid and
we will do so with the compassion and generosity that have
always defined the United States. |
President
George W. Bush
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Fifty years ago President Eisenhower created the Food for Peace
program to share our country’s rich harvests with those in need
in postwar Europe and other countries. Since then, U.S. food has
made a huge difference to so many people, assisting in times of
crisis and showing that America’s generosity goes beyond all
political boundaries. Hunger knows no nationality, and we
Americans continue to send our wheat, corn, and other foods
wherever they are needed to save lives.
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Message from
Secretary of State
Colin Powell
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For 50 years, the Food for Peace program has brought hope and
nourishment to the hungry corners of this earth. Approximately
3 billion people in 150 countries have benefited directly from
our food.
The secret of Food for Peace’s success lies in the unique
combination of American compassion together with the
unmatched efficiency of our nation’s farmers. It is less a triumph
of government than of working Americans, for in its essence,
Food for Peace is the work of farmers, businessmen, grain
elevator operators, truckers, bargemen, freight forwarders, port
operations, NGOs, PVOs, and government officials. Together
they form an unbroken chain of humanity stretching from this
country’s fertile fields to hungry families half a world away. In the
end, hope is what America has promised, and hope is what Food
for Peace delivers around the world every day.
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Message from
USAID Administrator
Andrew S. Natsios
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