Testimony &
Public Appearances

WFP USA actively participates in conversations around food security in Washington, D.C. and beyond.

Congressional Testimony & Remarks

The House Foreign Affairs Committee Public Briefing with UN World Food Programme Executive Director David Beasley

July 20, 2022


Congressional Black Caucus Briefing with UN World Food Programme Executive Director David Beasley 

May 27, 2021


The Senate Committee on Appropriations Hearing with UN World Food Programme Executive Director David Beasley: The Global Food Security and COVID-19 Crises: U.S. Response and Policy Options

May 11, 2022 


House Agriculture Committee Hearing with UN World Food Programme Chief Economist Arif Husain: A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: International Trade and Food Assistance Programs

April 6, 2022 


FAS Farm Bill

March 22, 2019

Remarks from WFP USA’s Vice President of Public Policy, Phil Karsting, to the United States Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service Farm Bill listening session on food assistance and fellowship/exchange programs.


Senate Foreign Relations Committee: Why Food Security Matters

March 14, 2018

Testimony from WFP USA’s Director of Public Policy and Research Dr. Chase Sova to the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, And International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy

Remarks by WFP Executive Director David Beasley to the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy and Environmental Policy


Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee – The Four Famines: Root Causes and a Multilateral Action Plan

July 18, 2017

Remarks by WFP Executive Director David Beasley to the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy on “The Four Famines: Root Causes and a Multilateral Action Plan”


Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission House Committee on Foreign Affairs – Syria’s Humanitarian Crisis: What More Can We Do?

September 23, 2016

Remarks by WFP USA President and CEO Rick Leach to the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, House Committee on Foreign Affairs on “Syria’s Humanitarian Crisis: What More Can We Do?”


Public Appearances

Winning the Peace: The Link Between Food Insecurity and Global Instability

May 15, 2018

At the Stimson Center in Washington, D.C., WFP USA’s president and CEO Rick Leach along with WFP USA’s director of public policy and research Dr. Chase Sova participated in a panel discussion about the link between food security and global stability and WFP USA’s recent report, Winning The Peace.


America’s Relationship with Africa in a New Era

July 13, 2017

At the Center for American Progress, WFP USA president and CEO Rick Leach participated in a panel discussion to discuss the future of U.S.-Africa relations.


Stuck in Limbo: Refugees, Migrants, and the Food Insecure in Djibouti

April 27, 2017

In an event sponsored by the Center for Strategic & International Studies, WFP USA’s vice president for public policy Deborah Saidy, discusses food insecurity, migration, and displacement in Djibouti.


The National Security Implications of Climate Change and Food Security

June 21, 2016

WFP USA president and CEO, Rick Leach, participated in a panel discussion at the Center for American Progress to discuss the national security implications of climate change and food security.


The Humanitarian Tinderbox: How Governments and NGOs Must Address the Global Aid Crisis

October 16, 2015

In an event co-sponsored by WFP USA at the U.S. Institute of Peace, Rick Leach discusses options for increasing and improving humanitarian aid to respond more effectively and efficiently to protracted crises.