U.S. Ambassador Cindy McCain, widow of former Republican Arizona Senator John McCain, has been appointed head of the United Nations' World Food Program.
McCain will succeed David Beasley, a former South Carolina governor who has led WFP over the last six years including through the COVID-19 pandemic and the global food crisis sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Beasley was at the helm when the World Food Program was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020 in part for being"a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict."Guterres and Qu praised Beasley for his"deep compassion." "He has humanized for the world the women and children most affected by hunger and has used his powerful voice to bring awareness and substantial resources to one crisis after another," they said in the joint announcement.Beasley's term ends April 4 and McCain then takes over as executive director. Her appointment was made after consultation with WFP's executive board.
The board's president, Poland's Ambassador Andrej Pollok, welcomed her selection., saying she takes over""at a moment when the world confronts the most serious food security crisis in modern history." An advocate for children, McCain has served on the board of directors for Operation Smile, a nonprofit organization dedicated to addressing facial deformities for children around the world,
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