Lugar lauds Obama's call for stepped-up foreign food and ag assistance: Senate measure would designate a White House-level coordinator to direct U.S. efforts

摘要

WASHINGTON — Efforts to bolster the United States' commitment to foreign food and agriculture assistance in the wake of a significant increase in the number of hungry and malnourished people in the world received a boost by President Ba-rack Obama, who at the recent G-20 summit in London said the U.S. government would double its support desperation can have destabilizing effects on the global economy and national governments. Passage of the Global Food Security Act will provide continuity and support for the president's effort."