DELIVERY OF LETTER AND PROPOSAL ON PARTNERING FOR

UNCLAS BRUSSELS 001471 SIPDIS STATE EEB FOR ARYAN, OFFICE OF THE COUNSELOR FOR MPLOWDEN, IO FOR JTUMINARO AND RHAGAN; USUN ROME FOR HSPANOS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: EAID EAGR ETRD SOCI SUBJECT: DELIVERY OF LETTER AND PROPOSAL ON PARTNERING FOR GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITY REF: STATE 107298 ¶1. USEU USAID officer delivered reftel letter from the Secretary outlining the USG approach to combating global hunger and promoting food security to the European Commission's Directorate General (DG) for Development (DEV) and DG for Agriculture (AGRI). In addition to the letter, USEU delivered accompanying proposal entitled Partnership for Food Security. We spoke with Luis Riera, Director for Development Policies - Thematic Issues in DG DEV and Leonard Mizzi, Head of Unit for African, Caribbean, and Pacific regions, UN Food and Agriculture Organization, and Food Aid in DG AGRI. Neither official offered immediate responses or comments. We will forward any responses that we receive. MURRAY .