World Food Prize Ambassador Quinn - 2000-2009

Kenneth Quinn on Foreign Service Career

kquinn@worldfoodprize.org (World Food Prize Ambassador Quinn) — Mon, 20 Nov 2000 00:00:00 +0000

An interview conducted by the Harvard International Review about Ambassador Quinn's Foreign Service career. The interviewer asked Ambassador Quinn questions about the United States relations with Cambodia, his experience in Vietnam, his thoughts on conditional aid to Cambodia, and other questions about Cambodia.

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Eaten Your Fill of Rice?

kquinn@worldfoodprize.org (World Food Prize Ambassador Quinn) — Thu, 01 Jan 2004 00:00:00 +0000

Ambassador Quinn writes about the impact of rice around the globe. Ambassador Quinn writes about witnessing first hand the significance of rice in the culture and livelihood of people in Asia.

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Dr. Norman E. Borlaug: 20th Century Lessons for the 21st Century World

kquinn@worldfoodprize.org (World Food Prize Ambassador Quinn) — Thu, 01 Jan 2004 00:00:00 +0000

Ambassador Quinn writes about Dr. Borlaug and the lessons that could be taught to the next generation. He goes into detail about Dr. Borlaug's work in Mexico, his achievements in the Green Revolution, his impact in Asia, winning the Nobel Prize in 1970, bringing the Green Revolution to Africa, starting the World Food Prize, working with China and youth education.

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Small Number of Iowans Altered Course of History

kquinn@worldfoodprize.org (World Food Prize Ambassador Quinn) — Mon, 19 Jan 2004 00:00:00 +0000

Ambassador Quinn writes about the 1980 Iowa caucuses and the events that transpired during the election.

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If Iowa Voters had Stayed Home in 1980

kquinn@worldfoodprize.org (World Food Prize Ambassador Quinn) — Wed, 21 Jan 2004 00:00:00 +0000

In light of the 2004 Iowa Caucuses, Ambassador Quinn remembers the 1980 Iowa Caucuses and the result of Iowans voting.

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World Food Reprise: Des Moines puts Rice Back on the Menu

kquinn@worldfoodprize.org (World Food Prize Ambassador Quinn) — Tue, 01 Jun 2004 00:00:00 +0000

Ambassador Quinn writes about the World Food Prize Laureates and their work with rice. Along with the announcement of the World Food Prize Laureates, the United Nations designated 2004 as the International Year of Rice. The article discusses the impact of rice in the world and the work being done with it.

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Tribute to President Could Highlight Agricultural Heritage

kquinn@worldfoodprize.org (World Food Prize Ambassador Quinn) — Sat, 26 Jun 2004 00:00:00 +0000

Ambassador Quinn writes about making a tribute to President Ronald Reagan not by building a monument such as a statue or a building, but rather a low-powered radio-broadcast system that could be heard while driving between Davenport and Des Moines.

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Was 9/11 Supposed to be 9/18?

kquinn@worldfoodprize.org (World Food Prize Ambassador Quinn) — Tue, 24 Aug 2004 00:00:00 +0000

Ambassador Quinn addresses that there could be a strong case to support why the attack on 9/11 could have taken place on 9/18. He writes about why it could have been 9/18 and why the date of the attack was probably changed to the week earlier.

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How Young People Help Fight Hunger

kquinn@worldfoodprize.org (World Food Prize Ambassador Quinn) — Thu, 14 Oct 2004 00:00:00 +0000

Ambassador Quinn writes about the impact of young people within the World Food Prize. He writes about the Youth programs and especially the Borlaug-Ruan internship which sends students to research facilities around the world.

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Use Borlaug's Rich Legacy to Inspire New Scientists

kquinn@worldfoodprize.org (World Food Prize Ambassador Quinn) — Sat, 11 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0000

Article written by Ambassador Quinn with Michael Gartner and Janis Ruan discussing how Borlaug's legacy could be used to inspire more scientists to come. The article discusses Dr. Borlaug receiving the National Medal of Science, America's highest scientific honor, given to him by President Bush, as well as Dr. Borlaug's many other accomplishments.

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