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mreppas@friendsofwfp.org

Friday,
August
28,
2009



Sandy
Berger
and
Hunter
Biden
Join
Friends
of
the
World
Food
Program’s

Board
of
Directors

WASHINGTON,
DC
–
Friends
of
the
World
Food
Program
(Friends
of
WFP)

announced
that
Samuel
“Sandy”
Berger
and
Hunter
Biden
have
joined
its
Board
of

Directors.
The
two
new
members
will
provide
strategic
guidance
to
help
advance

the
United
Nations
World
Food
Program’s
(WFP)
mission
of
fighting
hunger

worldwide.


“The
inclusion
of
Sandy
Berger
and
Hunter
Biden
to
Friends
of
WFP’s
Board
of

Directors
brings
vital
experience
and
input
to
the
complex
issue
of
ending
global

hunger,”
said
Randy
Russell,
Chairman
of
the
Friends
of
WFP
Board.
“Addressing

global
hunger
is
a
key
priority
for
the
Obama
administration,
and
we
need
the

experience
that
Sandy
and
Hunter
will
bring
to
our
organization.
We
are
thrilled

that
such
accomplished
and
talented
individuals
have
decided
to
join
our
board.”



“Their
great
talents
and
vision
will
enhance
our
work;
their
backgrounds
and

perspectives
will
strengthen
our
deliberations;
and
each
of
us
looks
forward
to

working
with
them,”
said
Karen
Sendelback,
Friends
of
WFP
President
and
CEO.


ABOUT
THE
NEW
MEMBERS

Sandy
Berger
is
the
co‐chairman
and
co‐founder
of
Stonebridge
International,
LLC
–

an
international
advisory
firm
that
helps
companies
expand
into
foreign
markets.
In

this
position,
Berger
focuses
primarily
on
Asia,
Central
Asia,
Russia
and
the
Middle

East.
Most
notably,
he
served
as
President
Bill
Clinton’s
National
Security
Advisor

from
1997
to
2001,
where
he
played
a
pivotal
role
in
developing
U.S.
foreign
policy.

Previously,
Berger
headed
the
international
trade
group
of
the
Hogan
&
Hartson
law

firm
in
Washington,
DC.
Berger’s
previous
positions
include
Deputy
Director
of
the

State
Department’s
Policy
Planning
Staff,
Special
Assistant
to
former
New
York
City

Mayor
John
Lindsay
and
Legislative
Assistant
to
former
Senator
Harold
Hughes
(D‐
Ia.)
and
Representative
Joseph
Resnick
(D‐N.Y.).
Berger
received
his
B.A.
from

Cornell
University
and
his
J.D.
degree
from
Harvard
Law
School.


Hunter
Biden
is
currently
a
partner
at
Rosemont
Seneca
Partners,
LLC,
and
he
is

Council
to
Boies,
Chiller,
Flexner,
LLP,
a
New
York
law
firm.
From
2006
to
2009,
he

was
on
the
Board
of
Directors
for
Amtrak;
for
the
last
two
years
of
his
term
he

served
as
Vice
Chairman.
Additionally,
Biden
is
the
founding
member
of
the
law
firm

Oldaker,
Biden
and
Belair,
LLP.
President
Clinton
appointed
him
to
be
Executive

Director
of
E‐Commerce
Policy
at
the
United
States
Department
of
Commerce.

Previously,
he
was
a
Senior
Vice
President
at
the
MBNA
America
Bank,
N.A.
He
also

maintains
a
presence
on
the
Board
of
Zero
–
The
Project
to
End
Prostate
Cancer.
In

addition
to
being
an
Honorary
Co‐Chair
of
the
2009
Presidential
Inaugural

Committee,
Biden
also
was
a
member
of
the
Jesuit
Volunteer
Corps.
Biden
received

his
B.A.
from
Georgetown
University
and
his
J.D.
from
Yale
Law
School.


Berger
and
Biden
join
the
Friends
of
WFP
Board
of
Directors,
which
includes
the

following
members:


Randy
Russell,
Chairman
–
Lesher
&
Russell,
Inc.


Dan
Glickman,
Vice
Chairman
–
Motion
Picture
Association
of
America,
Inc.

Kathryn
Johnson,
Secretary/Treasurer
–
Health
care
consultant

Marshall
Matz,
Founding
Chairman
–
Olsson,
Frank,
Weeda,
Terman,
Bode,
Matz,
PC


Barbara
Belmont
–
School
Nutrition
Association

John
Block
–
Former
U.S.
Secretary
of
Agriculture

Frank
Mitchell
Corso,
Jr.
–
Frank
Mitchell
Corso,
Jr.,
&
Associates,
Inc.

Robert
Dole
–
Former
Senator
from
Kansas


Marsha
Dubrow
–
The
Dubrow
Group

Jim
Edgar
–
Former
Governor
of
Illinois


George
McGovern
–
Former
Senator
from
South
Dakota,
WFP
Goodwill
Ambassador


David
Novak
–
Yum!
Brands,
Inc.

Bonnie
Raquet
–
Cargill,
Inc.

Karen
Sendelback
–
Friends
of
WFP
President
and
CEO

Josette
Sheeran
–
WFP
Executive
Director


Carl
Stern
–
The
Boston
Consulting
Group,
Inc.

Alan
Stone
–
Policy
and
communications
strategist

###

Friends
of
the
World
Food
Program
(Friends
of
WFP)
is
a
U.S.‐based
nonprofit,

nonpartisan
organization
that
focuses
on
building
support
in
the
United
States
for

the
United
Nations
World
Food
Program
(WFP)
and
other
hunger
relief
operations.


Friends
of
WFP
unites
organizations
and
individuals
committed
to
solving
world

hunger.
Our
education,
advocacy,
and
fundraising
efforts
in
the
United
States

support
WFP’s
life‐saving
global
food
assistance
and
development
programs.
To

learn
more
visit
www.friendsofwfp.org.