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David Beckmann (Washington DC) has been president of Bread for the World for 15 years. Before that, he served at the World Bank for 15 years, overseeing large projects and driving innovations to make the bank more effective in reducing poverty. (17:26)
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James Butler (Rome, Italy) is deputy director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organization, an agency of the United Nations. He is also a founding member of Christ UMC in College Station TX.
Shivaji Pandey (Rome, Italy) is director of the plant production and protection division of the Food and Agriculture Organization. (35:29)
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Miguel A. de la Torre (Denver CO) is the director of the Iliff School of Theology Justice and Peace Institute and serves as the associate professor for social ethics. (22:03)
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Jaydee Hanson (Washington DC) is director for human genetics policy at the International Center for Technology Assessment (CTA). His work focuses on human genetics, including stem-cell research, cloning, and gene/embryo patenting. Prior to coming to CTA, he served as The United Methodist Church's staff director of genetics and bioethics issues from 1981 to 2004. From 1991 to 2004, he also was the legislative director for the church. (19:47)
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Ken Horne (Big Island VA) is executive director, emeritus at the Society of St. Andrew, and advocacy organization that fights poverty and hunger in the United States. Horne is one of the two pastors who began the organization in 1979. (18:47)
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Jeffrey Sachs (New York NY) is director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University, Special Advisor to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and Co-Founder of Millennium Promise Alliance, a nonprofit organization aimed at ending extreme global poverty. (19:25)
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Susanne Scholz (Dallas TX) is a researcher, writer, and teacher in theological and religious studies with an emphasis in Christianity and Judaism. She holds an appointment as assistant professor of Old Testament at Perkins School of Theology. (21:15)
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Mike Waldmann (Big Island VA) is executive director of the Society of St. Andrew. He became executive director in May 2008, succeeding its founder, Kenneth C. Horne, Jr. (14:57)
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Historical Program – What has changed over the decades? In 1965, a nationwide Methodist radio program called “Night Call” interviewed Dr. Earl Butz, dean of the School of Agriculture at Purdue University. The topic was “Why Must We Feed the World?” In 1971, President Richard Nixon appointed Butz as Secretary of Agriculture. (57:54)
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Historical Program – In this 1977 United Methodist program, “Connection”, part of the discussion is with Rev. Roger Burtner, a Church World Service / CROP director. Burtner is the originator of the annual CROP Walk. This program was the Thanksgiving edition. (28:41)
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