José Graziano da Silva
José Graziano da Silva | |
|---|---|
| 8th Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) | |
| In office 1 January 2012 – 31 July 2019 | |
| Secretary-General | António Guterres Ban Ki-moon |
| Preceded by | Jacques Diouf |
| Succeeded by | Qu Dongyu |
| Assistant Director-General at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) | |
| In office 2006–2011 | |
| Director-General | Jacques Diouf |
| Extraordinary Minister for Food Security | |
| In office 2003–2004 | |
| President | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 17, 1949 Urbana, Illinois, U.S. |
| Nationality | Brazilian American |
| Alma mater | Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, University of São Paulo |
| Profession | Agronomist |
José Graziano da Silva (born November 17, 1949) is a Brazilian American agronomist and writer. As a scholar, he has authored several books about the problems of agriculture in Brazil. Between 2003 and 2004, Graziano served in the Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva cabinet as Extraordinary Minister for Food Security, being responsible for implementing the Fome Zero (Zero Hunger) program, which was a focal point of the Lula Administration's cash transfer program Bolsa Familia. On June 26, 2011, Graziano was elected director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), becoming the first Latin American ever to hold the position. After his first term from 1 January 2012 to 31 July 2015, Graziano da Silva was re-elected for a second 4 year-term (1 August 2015 to 31 July 2019) during FAO's 39th Conference.