The Millennium Compact and the End of Hunger

It is an enormous pleasure to be with you today. I very much admire what Ambassador Quinn, the Ruan family, and all of the others that are part of the World Food Prize Foundation are doing. It’s an enormous tribute to the spirit of this state of Iowa, a place that feeds our country and much of the world, and to your commitment to fighting hunger and to advancing human well-being. To see people gathered by the hundreds to think about what we in our very blessed and very lucky country can do for human betterment is a remarkable thing; I applaud you, and I thank you for including me in this year’s festivities.