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• U.S. Ambassador Cindy McCain has been appointed to head the U.N. World Food Program, the world's largest humanitarian organization, which aims to help millions of people confronting conflicts, disasters and the effects of climate change. Last week's appointment of McCain, the widow of Arizona senator and 2008 Republican presidential candidate John McCain, was announced by U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization Director-General Qu Dongyu. McCain has been the U.S. envoy to the Rome-based food program and the Food and Agriculture Organization since ...