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Ethiopia: The Use of Food as an Instrument of U.S. Foreign Policy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 August 2021

Jack Shepherd
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In December, 1980, John Block, the Illinois farmer selected by Ronald Reagan as his new Secretary of Agriculture, told reporters: “I believe food is the greatest weapon we have for keeping peace in the world.” Mr. Block envisioned America shipping its agricultural surpluses to hungry nations in return for “more stability in the world.”

Type
Focus: The Politics of Food
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African Issues , Volume 14 , 1985 , pp. 4 - 9
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Copyright © African Studies Association 1985 

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In fact, the RRC had prior to April 1983 been guilty of minor corruption and widespread maladministration. That month, its commissioner, Shimelis Adugna, was said to be “tired,” and was appointed commissioner for children. His deputies were removed, and other officials sacked. At least one section leader fled to West Germany.