William Moseley is DeWitt Wallace professor of geography and director of the program for food, agriculture, and society at Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He also sits on the steering committee of the U.N. high-level panel of experts for food security and nutrition.
Here are three reasons why U.S. President Joe Biden should appoint a food security expert as US ambassador to the UN Rome-based agencies rather than a wealthy donor, influential patron or generic diplomat.