WASHINGTON, D.C. – On THURSDAY, MAY 22, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Rajiv Shah will give remarks during the luncheon program at the Chicago Council Global Food Symposium 2014 in Washington, D.C. The topic of Administrator Shah’s remarks is, “Tackling Extreme Poverty at the Roots: A New Model of Development.” The Hon. Dan Glickman, former Secretary of Agriculture, will introduce Administrator Shah. Following Shah’s remarks, the Administrator will join Dr. Agnes Kalibata, Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources for the Republic of Rwanda, in a discussion moderated by Roger Thurow, Senior  Fellow, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs.

The event will be livestreamed at: YouTube.com/TheChicagoCouncil

Accredited members of the press interested in attending, please RSVP to USAIDPressOfficers@usaid.gov, 202-712-4320; or Samantha Skinner, sskinner@thechicagocouncil.org, 312-821-7507.