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Remarks by Chargé d’Affaires Duffy at the Opening of the WFP Executive Board Annual Session
Remarks by Chargé d’Affaires Thomas Duffy at the Opening of the World Food Program Executive Board Annual Session June 18, 2018 (As prepared for delivery)…
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The United States is elected to the Executive Board Bureau at the World Food Program
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Remarks by Chargé d’Affaires Thomas Duffy at the Opening of the WFP Executive Board
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U.S. farmers feed the world
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UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Office of Press Relations For Immediate Release August 3, 2017 PRESS RELEASE U.S. Announces $169 Million in New Humanitarian…
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