Past and present World Food Prize leaders say solving hunger brings people together

By: Cami Koons

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: July 22, 2026

Words: 585

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 1 day ago

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Twenty years after writing an opinion editorial calling for the establishment of the Iowa Hunger Summit, former governors Terry Branstad and Tom Vilsack and former U.S. Ambassador Kenneth Quinn celebrated the legacy of the summit Wednesday.

Quinn, former U.S. ambassador to Cambodia, said through his career, which included serving as president of the World Food Prize, he has seen the issue of hunger bring people together across political, religious and physical divides.

“Hunger, at …

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