Secretary-General Appoints Luke J. Lindberg of United States Executive Director, World Food Programme
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Fri, 18 September 2026
2 reports- UN Press04:00first to report
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director-General Qu Dongyu announced today their appointment of Luke J. Lindberg of the United States as Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), to succeed Cindy H. McCain of the United States.
- english.news.cn23:45
U.S. official Lindberg appointed WFP chief-
Sat, 19 September 2026
1 report- thehindubusinessline.com06:57
UN appoints Luke Lindberg, Trump's nominee, as head of the World Food Programme, succeeding Cindy McCain.
Thu, 24 September 2026
1 report- Le Monde (France)08:30
Sous-secrétaire au commerce au ministère de l’agriculture américain, Luke Lindberg, 37 ans, a été nommé à la tête de l’agence onusienne sur proposition de l’administration Trump.
Mon, 28 September 2026
1 report- PBS NewsHour22:25
The United Nations recently announced a new executive director for the World Food Programme. Luke Lindberg was a Trump administration Agriculture Department official and inherits one of the UN's toughest jobs. Hundreds of millions around the world go hungry every day, and reaching as many as possible is a monumental task. Nick Schifrin discussed more with Carl Skau, the acting director of the WFP.