Luke J. Lindberg takes office as Executive Director of the World Food Programme

27 October 2026

Luke J. Lindberg took office as Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme, calling on donors, partners and supporters to help sustain the agency's work. He succeeds Cindy McCain, who led the agency from April 2023 to May 2026, with Carl Skau serving as Acting Executive Director since June. Lindberg previously served as Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs at the United States Department of Agriculture. The agency says as many as 266 million people faced acute hunger worldwide last year, with conflict driving the most severe crises.