STARKVILLE, Miss. - Mississippi State University President
Mark E. Keenum has been designated chairman of the Board for International Food
and Agriculture Development (BIFAD) by President Donald J. Trump, according to the
White House. BIFAD was created in 1975 under Title XII (Famine Prevention and
Freedom from Hunger) of the Foreign Assistance Act. The board’s mission is to
draw on higher education’s scientific knowledge to advise America’s international
assistance efforts. The president appoints BIFAD’s members, primarily academics
with expertise in global food security and world hunger. Prior to becoming MSU
president, Keenum was appointed Under Secretary of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture by President George W. Bush in 2000. In 2014, he was appointed to
the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) under President Barack
Obama; and unanimously elected to chair its board in 2017. Keenum began his
career at MSU as a faculty member with the Extension Service and the Department
of Agricultural Economics. He went on to serve as chief of staff to former U.S.
Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.). (Source: MSU
04/20/18)
No comments:
Post a Comment