Testimony &
Public Appearances
WFP USA actively participates in conversations around food security in Washington, D.C. and beyond.
Congressional Testimony & Remarks
The House Foreign Affairs Committee Public Briefing with UN World Food Programme Executive Director David Beasley
July 20, 2022
Congressional Black Caucus Briefing with UN World Food Programme Executive Director David Beasley
May 27, 2021
The Senate Committee on Appropriations Hearing with UN World Food Programme Executive Director David Beasley: The Global Food Security and COVID-19 Crises: U.S. Response and Policy Options
May 11, 2022
House Agriculture Committee Hearing with UN World Food Programme Chief Economist Arif Husain: A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: International Trade and Food Assistance Programs
April 6, 2022
FAS Farm Bill
March 22, 2019
Remarks from WFP USA’s Vice President of Public Policy, Phil Karsting, to the United States Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service Farm Bill listening session on food assistance and fellowship/exchange programs.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee: Why Food Security Matters
March 14, 2018
Testimony from WFP USA’s Director of Public Policy and Research Dr. Chase Sova to the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, And International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy
Remarks by WFP Executive Director David Beasley to the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy and Environmental Policy
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee – The Four Famines: Root Causes and a Multilateral Action Plan
July 18, 2017
Remarks by WFP Executive Director David Beasley to the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy on “The Four Famines: Root Causes and a Multilateral Action Plan”
Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission House Committee on Foreign Affairs – Syria’s Humanitarian Crisis: What More Can We Do?
September 23, 2016
Remarks by WFP USA President and CEO Rick Leach to the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, House Committee on Foreign Affairs on “Syria’s Humanitarian Crisis: What More Can We Do?”
Public Appearances
Winning the Peace: The Link Between Food Insecurity and Global Instability
At the Stimson Center in Washington, D.C., WFP USA’s president and CEO Rick Leach along with WFP USA’s director of public policy and research Dr. Chase Sova participated in a panel discussion about the link between food security and global stability and WFP USA’s recent report, Winning The Peace.
The Humanitarian Tinderbox: How Governments and NGOs Must Address the Global Aid Crisis
In an event co-sponsored by WFP USA at the U.S. Institute of Peace, Rick Leach discusses options for increasing and improving humanitarian aid to respond more effectively and efficiently to protracted crises.