Annual Meeting 2005
The 41st Annual Meeting of
The Association for International Agriculture 
and Rural Development
June 5-7, 2005

Speakers and Panelists

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In January 2002, Gene Dewey was sworn in as Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration. He manages over $900 million in allocations for refugee protection, resettlement, and humanitarian assistance. Dewey's public and private career background cuts across several disciplines: military; diplomatic; United Nations; and nongovernmental organizations.
During a 25-year career with the U.S. Air Force, Mr. Dewey completed two Vietnam combat aviation assignments, commanded a combat helicopter battalion, and later became Chief of the Army's Political-Military Division at the Pentagon. Dewey served five years in the U.S. State Department as Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau for Refugee Programs and subsequently was named a United Nations Assistant Secretary-General, serving four years in Geneva as UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees. He also directed the Congressional Hunger Center for four years. Dewey graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and received his Master's degree from Princeton University.