Congratulations to Dr. Geoffrey Hawtin and Dr. Cary Fowler on selection as this year’s World Food Prize Laureates. Their dedication to preserving crop diversity lays a solid foundation for a more food-secure future. A much-deserved honor for their profound impact.

🇺🇸🫱🏼‍🫲🏽🇧🇩 Productive discussions with Foreign Minister Mahmud, Foreign Secretary Momen, State Minister of Primary and Mass Education Ali and other senior Government of Bangladesh officials. I focused on strengthening U.S.-Bangladesh relations, restoring and expanding opportunities…

I’m proud to announce $30.5 million in additional aid for Rohingya refugees. This pivotal support, provided by Population, Refugees, and Migration Bureau and USAID, includes essential services such as nutrition, healthcare, clean water, shelter, and initiatives fostering self-sufficiency. We are steadfast in…

860,000 people in Sudan have been denied humanitarian aid for more than a month because the warring parties are blocking access to lifesaving aid.

Millions face famine because of the conflict.

SAF & RSF must open up full access for humanitarian aid and end the conflict now.

🦀🌿Today in Cox's Bazar, we explored Bangladesh's first crab hatchery, a project supported by the 🇺🇸U.S. through International Fund for Agricultural Development. This initiative helps farmers build sustainable practices to address climate impacts, boosting livelihoods and resilience.

The McGovern-Dole program is helping boost education and nutrition in 140 schools in Cox’s Bazar. There is no reason we shouldn’t expand these efforts across Bangladesh. We look forward to working with the people and government of Bangladesh to do so.

🌾🫱🏼‍🫲🏽From the Paglirbill Aggregation Center to the World Food Programme e-voucher food mart in Camp 9, today visit was a chance to meet with #Rohingya refugees in need and support of #FoodSecurity .
🍚🛒 We witnessed partnerships and innovative assistance programs in action, supporting local…

I’m in Bangladesh, joined by UN partners including from World Food Programme, Food and Agriculture Organization, and International Fund for Agricultural Development
, to see first-hand the impact of U.S.-funded programs on the lives of #Rohingya refugees and their host communities. Our commitment is strong but we need others to step up and join us. 🔗Learn more…

Millions of people around the world are at grave risk of famine.

Here’s how American farmers and factory workers in the state of Georgia are stepping up to save lives:

Productive meetings this week🫱🏼‍🫲🏽 including discussion of my upcoming trip to Dhaka and Cox’s Bazar with 🇧🇩Bangladesh in Italy. Also strategized with 🇯🇵 Ambasciata del Giappone in Italia and 🇧🇪 Belgium in Rome on Gaza, Sudan, and other global food security priorities. Discussed #G7 food security priorities…

A special thank you to Ambassador Jack Markell Jack Markell for hosting a welcome reception for me yesterday. Heartfelt appreciation to the Rome-based UN agency representatives, permanent representatives, Ambassadors, members of the media, and my Mission colleagues for your warm welcome. We…

Today I met with families from Gaza. I heard the suffering that they and their loved ones continue to endure. Some killed or wounded, others displaced.

We are working tirelessly to get more aid to people in Gaza and secure an immediate ceasefire and release of hostages.

.Food and Agriculture Organization’s work is critical in addressing global food insecurity. Today, I discussed with Director General Qu Dongyu continued U.S. support for the FAO’s important work in many areas of need around the world. #SDG2 #ZeroHunger U.S. Ambassador to UN Agencies in Rome

Last week’s meetings with, 🇨🇦Canada in Italy, 🇪🇬, and 🇲🇽Misión México @ Roma focused on areas of collaboration and the need to address global hunger hotspots like Gaza, Sudan, and Haiti. This underscores the heightened opportunity for cooperation to fight hunger and advance…

🇺🇸🇺🇳Engaged in talks with Cindy McCain McCain, alongside Chairman of House Foreign Affairs Committee Majority Michael McCaul, on global food security and the national security supplemental. Joined the @WFP Operations Center to discuss ongoing response to crises, including #Gaza , #Ukraine , #Sudan , #Ethiopia ,…

Passage of the National Security Package with overwhelming majorities reaffirms America’s commitment to global stability and will bolster our response to humanitarian crises worldwide — and save lives. Proud to echo President Biden message of 🇺🇸 leadership.

More than a year in, the war in Sudan is unrelenting – the human toll is staggering. But the courage and diligence of local orgs, USAID staff, and partners continues amidst widespread conflict. usaid.link/6e2

Privileged to present my credentials to Cindy McCain McCain and acknowledge the organization’s extraordinary efforts to get food to the most vulnerable. We discussed urgent work underway in Gaza, Sudan, Haiti, DRC, Bangladesh.🇺🇸

Our planet's health depends on our collective action.

On Earth Day, let us renew our commitment to take action at home and abroad, to turn the tide on plastic pollution and forge a path towards a cleaner, more sustainable world.

Last week: meetings with counterparts from 🇫🇷, 🇳🇬, 🇿🇦, 🇰🇼, 🇦🇺, 🇦🇷, 🇧🇷. Focus on immediate crises, preventing famine, and our collective work to strengthen food security around the world. 🌎🫱🏼‍🫲🏽