UN taps Trump pick to lead WFP amid crisis
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has selected Luke Lindberg, a former senior US agricultural official, to lead the World Food Programme (WFP), according to a document and a UN official. Lindberg, 37, currently serves as the Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs in the US Department of Agriculture, where he has overseen various international food aid programs.
He was recommended by Guterres and Qu Dongyu, the Chinese head of the Food and Agriculture Organization, and his nomination is expected to be confirmed by the WFP board later in the week. This appointment marks the second time an American has been chosen to lead the WFP under a Republican administration, following the previous leader David Beasley.
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