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INTERNATIONAL FOOD AID PROGRAMS:WILLIAM HAMMINK
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Congressional Testimony
05-24-2007
Statement of William Hammink Director, Office of Food for Peace USAID Committee
on House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health May 24,
2007 Chairman Paine, Members of the Subcommittee, I am pleased to have
the opportunity to meet with you today to examine the performance of U.S.
food aid programs with particular reference to improving the efficiency
and effectiveness of U.S. food assistance programs. As you know, USAID
manages the P.L. 480 Title II program, which includes emergency and non-emergency
food aid. The new Farm Bill, which will ...
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