(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is working to elevate Cindy McCain, widow of the late Republican Senator John McCain, as the executive director of World Food Program, Axios reported on Friday citing people familiar with the matter.
Cindy McCain is currently serving as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations agencies for food and agriculture.
In addition to McCain, Biden officials have also recommended David Lane, former U.S. ambassador to the WFP for the post, Axios said.
The term of current WFP Executive Director David Beasley, a former Republican governor from South Carolina, is expected to end in April 2023, according to the report.
(Reporting by Jose Joseph in Bengaluru; Editing by Raissa Kasolowsky)
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McCain served as Chief Executive Officer & Director at NTT DATA, Inc., Chief Executive Officer at Intelligroup, Inc., President & Chief Executive Officer at NTT Data Federal Services, Inc., Chief Executive Officer-North America at Capgemini America, Inc., President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at NTT Data International Services, Inc., President & Chief Executive Officer at NTT Data Services LLC, and Senior Vice President & GM-HP Services at HP, Inc. He also served as Executive Officer at NTT DATA Group Corp.
McCain holds a graduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and an undergraduate degree from Indiana University.
