Nancy Stetson is the former United States Special Representative for Global Food Security, responsible for leading all aspects of U.S. diplomacy related to food security and nutrition, appointed by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on June 23, 2014.[1] She is also the Deputy Coordinator for Diplomacy for Feed the Future - the US government's global hunger and food security initiative.[2] In October 2016, Ambassador Stetson was the deputy head of delegation for the U.S. party to Habitat III - the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development.[3]
Nancy Stetson | |
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| United States Special Representative for Global Food Security | |
| In office June 23, 2014 – January 20, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Shrier (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Deputy Coordinator for Diplomacy for Feed the Future | |
| In office June 23, 2014 – January 20, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Shrier (acting) |
| United States Ambassador to Habitat III | |
| In office October 17, 2016 – October 20, 2016 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | Wellesley College Columbia University |
Biography
editStetson graduated with a baccalaureate degree in political science from Wellesley College, and she earned her Ph.D. from Columbia University in political science. For more than 25 years she served on the staff of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations as well as in the role of Senior Foreign Policy Advisor to then-Senator John Kerry.[4] In these roles, she contributed to the South Africa sanctions bill, normalization of relations between the United States and Vietnam, and funding for HIV/AIDS relief.[5]
In her role as the United States Special Representative for Global Food Security, Stetson emphasized the importance of partnerships to address malnutrition,[6] addressing food security through Feed the Future is a moral imperative,[7] and addressing food security requires a recognition of a balance among disaster-response operations and longer-term humanitarian assistance operations.[8]
Stetson headed the U.S. Delegation to the 41st session of the Committee on World Food Security[9] and the 42nd session of the Committee on World Food Security where she introduced the Caribbean Ocean Assets Sustainability faciliTy (COAST).[10]
She was part of Secretary Kerry's delegation to the USA Pavilion at the Expo 2015.[11]
Stetson was deputy head of the U.S. Delegation to the United Nations Habitat III conference on housing and sustainable urbanization in October, 2016.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Remarks at a Reception for the Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture". United States Department of State. 2014-09-24. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
- ^ "Feed the Future: About: Leaders". United States Department of State. 2014-09-24. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
- ^ "U.S. Delegation to Habitat III". United States Department of State. 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
- ^ "Biographies of Senior Staff". United States Department of State. 2014-06-23. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
- ^ "Tribute To Nancy Stetson". Sunlight Foundation. 2007-01-17. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
- ^ "Partnerships are crucial to fighting malnutrition". United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
- ^ "Food Security a "Moral Imperative" – President Obama". CropLife International. 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
- ^ "Food Security Poses Governance, Management, and Military Challenges Say Experts". New America. 2016-06-22. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
- ^ "U.S. Special Representative for Global Food Security leads Dialogue on Nutrition at the FAO". United States Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome. 2014-10-20. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
- ^ "CFS Side Event Abstracts and Summaries" (PDF). United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. 2015-10-12. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
- ^ "Special Representative for Global Food Security, Dr. Nancy Stetson Travel to Rome and Milan, Italy". United States Department of State. 2014-10-20. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
- ^ "What have we learned from the Habitat III policy units? (Part I)". CitiScope. 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
External links
edit- Office of Global Food Security
- 2015: The year of opportunity for nutrition. UN Standing Committee on Nutrition News
- Dialogues on Nutrition. Communication to Inspire Change: US. UN FAO
- A Transatlantic Policy Conversation on Global Food Security. Center for American Progress
- The National Security Implications of Climate Change and Food Security. Center for American Progress