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<div><div><blockquote><div><br>Below is an excerpt from a press release from
Nestle last week,<br><br><font face="Arial">"Furthermore, the Board of Directors
will propose the individual re-elections of Messrs. Paul Bulcke, Andreas
Koopmann, Rolf Hänggi, Jean-Pierre Meyers and Beat Hess as well as of Mrs.
Naïna Lal Kidwai, each for a further term of three years, as well
as <span style="text-decoration:underline"><strong>the election of a new
member: Ms. Ann Veneman</strong></span>, a U.S. citizen and former Executive
Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). She also served as
Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and is a
member of the Nestlé Creating Shared Value Advisory Board, with extensive
experience in areas such as children’s health and
education."</font><br><br><span>For full press release see: <a href="http://www.nestle.com/Media/PressReleases/Pages/AllPressRelease.aspx?Name=Full-Year-Results-2010&PressReleaseYear=2010&Title=Full+Year+Results+2010&PageName=2010.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.nestle.com/Media/PressReleases/Pages/AllPressRelease.aspx?Name=Full-Year-Results-2010&PressReleaseYear=2010&Title=Full%20Year%20Results%202010&PageName=2010.aspx</a></span><br>
<div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 19px; ">While a number of issues are involved here, a major one not mentioned yet is why US presidents continue to be allowed to appoint heads of UNICEF (and other UN agencies). Lancet has published letters from several decrying this twice when UNICEF Executive Directors have needed to be replaced. Neither resulted in any published discussion.</span></div>
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