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In reply to the discussion: Hunter Biden was Involved with the World Food Program that just received the Nobel Peace Prize. [View all]rlegro
(338 posts)43. Beasley is the executive director of the UN's international World Food Programme
...while Hunter Biden was former chair of the USA program, listed in that job for its 2011 annual report. He continued on as a board member through 2016. The USA program with bipartisan political support is important to the international program because a lot of public and private resources in the USA are funneled into the international program. Of course the Peace Prize went to the entire international organization, not a person, and its overall efforts and those of its partners in recent years were cited. But it's not really relevant to compare Beasley to Biden in reference to the food program.
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Hunter Biden was Involved with the World Food Program that just received the Nobel Peace Prize. [View all]
Nevilledog
Oct 2020
OP
How nice and how wonderful. Not to spoil their moment of victory in what is a
SWBTATTReg
Oct 2020
#5
Not seeing it on Hunter Biden's wikipedia article nor the World Food Program article
Bernardo de La Paz
Oct 2020
#21
Beasley is the executive director of the UN's international World Food Programme
rlegro
Oct 2020
#43
To be accurate, he was chair of the board of the World Food Program USA.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Oct 2020
#10
I think to be safe you can say he was involved as Chairman of this organization.
Nevilledog
Oct 2020
#29
He was chair from 2011-2015. He then stayed on the board for 2 more years See my post #42 below.
Princess Turandot
Oct 2020
#50
Here you go: Biden's timing at the organization, from the WFP annual reports:
Princess Turandot
Oct 2020
#42
Wow. That's going to upset the people in this thread who don't want to believe it's true.
UnderThisLaw
Oct 2020
#45
Some people like to understand facts and details ... and others don't much care.
mr_lebowski
Oct 2020
#46
Just as a note - Randy Russell is the current Chair (I think someone had also posted above)
BumRushDaShow
Oct 2020
#20
egscllent . cue donald trump twitter temper tantrum. (omg, it rhimes ) gah.
AllaN01Bear
Oct 2020
#59