WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will deliver the keynote address at the 2010 World Food Prize Laureate Announcement Ceremony. World Food Prize Foundation President and former U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia, Kenneth Quinn will announce the winner of the 2010 World Food Prize in a ceremony on Wednesday, June 16, at 12:15 p.m., in the Benjamin Franklin Room of the U.S. Department of State.
Also attending will be Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Trade Policy and Programs, William Craft, Jr., will host the event.
The World Food Prize recognizes the achievements of individuals who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity or availability of food in the world. The World Food Prize includes a cash award of $250,000 and a sculpture by world-renowned designer Saul Bass.
Each year, more than 4,000 institutions and organizations around the world are invited to nominate candidates for the prize. The World Food Prize is guided by a distinguished Council of Advisors that includes former Presidents Jimmy Carter and George H. W. Bush.
For more information on the World Food Prize, go to www.worldfoodprize.org.
