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UN appoints US agriculture official Luke Lindberg to head the World Food Program

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Lederer, E. M. (2026, September 18). UN appoints US agriculture official Luke Lindberg to head the World Food Program. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/un-appoints-us-agriculture-official-luke-lindberg-to-head-the-world-food-program/article_a99d99c5-a31e-5935-a1b2-0a935c520ea4.html

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The United Nations appointed Luke Lindberg, a U.S. agriculture official, to lead the World Food Program, effective immediately following Cindy McCain's tenure. Currently serving as the USDA’s undersecretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs and son-in-law of Senator John Thune, Lindberg will oversee the global food agency responsible for addressing hunger in conflict zones and crisis situations worldwide.

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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Qu Dongyu, head of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization, appointed Luke Lindberg, a senior U.S. agricultural official under President Donald Trump, to lead the World Food Programme (WFP) on September 18, succeeding Cindy McCain who stepped down due to health reasons. Carl Skau had been serving as interim executive director since McCain's departure. The WFP, based in Rome, reports that approximately 266 million people worldwide face acute food insecurity due to conflict, extreme weather, and economic hardship, with the agency providing assistance to over 100 million people across more than 83 countries. Lindberg, currently serving as USDA's undersecretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs, is set to take on the leadership role at a critical time when global hunger issues are escalating.

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The United Nations announced the appointment Friday of U.S. agriculture official Luke Lindberg to head the World Food Program, the U.N. food agency that calls itself “the world’s frontline responder to hunger” in conflicts, crises and emergencies around the world. asserted

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He will replace Cindy McCain as executive director of the Rome-based World Food Program. asserted

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UN appoints US agriculture official Luke Lindberg to head the World Food Program

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