Reaction to White House Announcement of Andrew Natsios as Administrator of USAID

Bread for the World
Wednesday, 21 February 2001

"Andrew Natsios is a good choice. Most importantly, he is deeply and personally committed to reducing hunger and poverty in Africa and around the world. Bread for the World is urging the Bush administration to increase funding for effective, poverty-focused assistance to Africa."

For Bread for the World's 2001 Africa: Hunger to Harvest legislative campaign, thousands of church members and others will urge Congress to make a long-term commitment to help reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa, the world's poorest region, by approving at least $1 billion a year in effective, poverty-focused aid. That aid would include the next installment of U.S. funds for international debt relief, $240 million for fiscal year 2002. During the last Congress, Bread for the World was a key part of the Jubilee 2000 coalition that persuaded a once-reluctant Congress to approve debt relief for poor countries. BFW members generated approximately 250,000 letters to Congress in support of debt relief.

Bread for the World is a 45,000 member Christian citizens' movement against hunger. Founded in 1974, Bread for the World's members lobby Congress and the administration to bring about public policy changes that address the root causes of hunger and poverty in the United States and overseas. Bread for the World is a nonpartisan organization supported by 45 denominations and many theological perspectives.

For more information, or to contact Bread for the World, see their website at: www.bread.org