World Food Prize Newsletter
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The World Food Prize Newsletter
June/July 2009
In This Issue
Clinton, Vilsack pay tribute to 2009 Laureate Gebisa Ejeta
Bill Gates among global leaders to participate in 2009 Borlaug Dialogue
Vision Iowa grants $2 million to Hall of Laureates
Hoover-Wallace Dinner raises $56,425 for internship program
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Secretary of State Clinton, Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack pay tribute to 2009 Laureate Gebisa Ejeta
 
Secretary of State Hillary ClintonU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture highlighted the June 11 ceremony announcing Gebsia Ejeta as the 2009 World Food Prize Laureate.
 
For video, photos, and remarks from the announcement ceremony, please click HERE. More on Gebisa Ejeta can be found HERE.
Bill Gates among global leaders to mark World Food Day in Des Moines at 2009 Borlaug Dialogue
 
Bill GatesGlobal leaders in food, agriculture, and development will be participating in the 2009 Borlaug Dialogue October 14-16 in Des Moines.
 
Bill Gates, former Mozambique President Joaquim Chissano, and the CEOs of DuPont, PepsiCo and ADM are among the confirmed speakers. For more information, and to register online, click HERE.
Vision Iowa grants $2 million to Hall of Laureates project
 
The Norman E. Borlaug Hall of LaureatesIowa Governor Chet Culver has announced that the state's Vision Iowa Board has awarded a $2 million dollar grant to the Norman E. Borlaug Hall of Laureates.
 
The grant brings the total funding for the Hall of Laureates to $23.1 million of the $29.8 million needed to complete the project. MORE
Hoover-Wallace Dinner honors Grassley, Harkin; raises $56.425 for internship program
 
Hoover-Wallace DinnerThe Sixth Annual Hoover-Wallace Dinner paid tribute to Iowa Senators Chuck Grassley and Tom Harkin.
 
The dinner raised $56,425 to support the World Food Prize's Borlaug-Ruan International Internship Program. MORE
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Gebisa Ejeta named 2009 Laureate
2009 World Food Prize Laureate Gebisa Ejeta
2009 World Food Prize Laureate Gebisa Ejeta
 
Dr. Gebisa Ejeta of Ethiopia has been named winner of the $250,000 World Food Prize for his monumental contributions in the production of sorghum, one of the world's five principal cereal grains, which have dramatically enhanced the food supply of hundreds of millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa. Learn more about Dr. Ejeta's inspiring story and breakthrough achievements HERE.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was the featured speaker as Dr. Ejeta was announced as the 2009 Laureate at a ceremony at the U.S. State Department on June 11 that also featured Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, World Food Prize President Ambassador Kenneth M. Quinn and World Food Prize Chairman John Ruan III, among others.  Find complete coverage of the announcement ceremony HERE.



Register Now for 2009 Borlaug Dialogue

The 2009 Borlaug Dialogue will be held October 14 - 16, 2009 in Des Moines.
 
The focus of this year's symposium is "Food, Agriculture, and National Security in a Globalized World."
 
Register now and join us for "the most significant observance of World Food Day anywhere around the globe."