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29 November 2011, Press Release
WFP Executive Director Attends High Level Forum On Aid Effectiveness In Busan
4 November 2011, Press Release
WFP Welcomes G20 Summit Action On Food Security, Hunger And Humanitarian Food Supply
Josette Sheeran became the eleventh Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme in April 2007.
Before joining WFP, Ms. Sheeran served as Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs at the United States Department of State. There she was responsible for economic issues including development, trade, agriculture, finance, energy, telecommunications and transportation, with much of her focus on economic diplomacy to help developing nations advance towards economic self-sufficiency and prosperity.
Josette Sheeran's full biography
