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George McGovern (1990)
New Perspectives on America's Role in the World

President John F. Kennedy named George McGovern the first director of the Food for Peace Program. He then served as a U. S. senator representing South Dakota from 1962-1980. During his tenure in the Senate he became a vocal opponent of the war in Vietnam. In 1972, he was selected as the Democratic Party nominee for president, losing to Richard Nixon. President Gerald Ford named him a United Nations delegate to the General Assembly in 1976. In 2001 he was appointed as the first UN global ambassador on hunger. In this position, McGovern continues his leadership in the battle against world hunger.