# Vice President Biden Delivered Keynote at Conference Honoring Howard Buffett & Bill Gates

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- Published: 2011-11-02T21:14:51-04:00
- Author: greenlivingguy

All sectors have united around an unprecedented initiative that is making significant
headway in eradicating global hunger.  With U.S. leadership — like that provided
by Buffett, Gates, and Shah — guiding the way, the global community has united around
a plan to transform the lives of millions of the world’s small-scale farmers, who
comprise about one-half of those who suffer from hunger.  Governments and humanitarian
organizations are not alone in this endeavor, with major corporations like Cargill
joining the effort because they understand that as work is done to reduce hunger
and poverty, the global economy will grow and thrive.

World Food Program USA, in partnership with the U.S. Department of State, hosted
on October 24, 2011, a global hunger conference at the U.S. Department of State 
to highlight the contributions made by Howard Buffett and Bill Gates to global hunger
efforts and to discuss the importance of public and private sector efforts in addressing
global hunger.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton presented WFP USA’s George McGovern Leadership
Award to Mr. Buffett and Mr. Gates in recognition of their leadership in establishing
the World Food Program’s Purchase for Progress initiative which helps transition
small-scale farmers from extreme poverty and chronic hunger into active participants
in agricultural markets.

The keynote speaker of the evening was Vice President Joe Biden.

_**Source: World Food Program USA (WFP USA) is a nonprofit organization that builds
support in the United States to end global hunger. WFP USA engages individuals and
organizations, shapes public policy, and generates resources for the United Nations
World Food Program and other hunger relief operations**_

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