For Immediate Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. - USAID will launch a new report on food aid quality that will improve the nutritional quality of food assistance to better meet the nutritional needs of vulnerable populations overseas. The recommendations could result in the most far-reaching nutritional quality improvements to U.S. food aid since the introduction of fortified blended foods in 1966.
Dr. Rajiv Shah, Administrator, USAID will give opening remarks. Nancy Lindborg, Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance at USAID, as well as representatives from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University and USAID's Office of Food for Peace will participate.
| WHO: |
Dr. Rajiv Shah, USAID Administrator Julie Howard, Deputy Coordinator, Bureau for Food Security, USAID Nancy Lindborg, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, USAID Patrick Webb, Dean of Academic Affairs, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University Dina Esposito, Director, Office of Food for Peace, USAID Stephen Moody, Senior Advisor for Food Technology, Office of Food for Peace, USAID |
| WHEN: |
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 26, 2011 |
| WHERE: |
Ronald Reagan Building The Center for Association Leadership Marriott Learning Complex 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Lower Level, Learning Forum Room B Washington, D.C. 20004 *Please allow time for security check. Photo ID is required. (Federal Triangle Metro Station) |
To RSVP and schedule USAID interviews, please contact Natasha Jackson at njackson@usaid.gov or (202) 712-1647.
For more information about the study, please visit: www.foodaidquality.org.
For more information about USAID, please visit www.usaid.gov.
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