World Food Day 2017 Ceremony
Rome time
Speakers at the World Food Day Ceremony will be:
- José Graziano da Silva, FAO Director-General
- Pope Francis
- Hery Rajaonarimampianina; President of the Republic of Madagascar
- Maurizio Martina; Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry Policy, Italy
- Lawrence MacAulay; Minister for Agriculture and Agri-Food, Canada
- Sonny Perdue; US Secretary of Agriculture
- Stéphane Travert; Minister for Agriculture and Food, France
- Peter Bleser; State Secretary for Food and Agriculture, Germany
- Therese Coffey; Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Environment Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, United Kingdom
- Special Message from Ken Saito, Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan, read by Keiichi Katakami - Ambassador and Permanent Representative to FAO
- Phil Hogan; European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development
- Gilbert F. Houngbo President, International Fund for Agricultural Development
- David Beasley, Executive Director, World Food Programme
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