At the same time, OFAR was heavily involved in founding the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, with Director of Foreign Agricultural Relations Leslie A. Wheeler playing a particularly instrumental role.

At this point OFAR directed the work of overseas technical assistance programs while the Department of State directed the work of the agricultural attachés.

By 1953, OFAR had roughly 400 agricultural specialists working on development programs in 27 foreign countries.

During this period OFAR also led negotiations that resulted in creation of the International Wheat Council, and began assisting Latin American countries to develop their agriculture.

The Foreign Agricultural Service was abolished, and its headquarters staff was renamed the Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations ( OFAR ).

After the war, OFAR was instrumental in carrying out land reform in Japan and offering agricultural technical assistance under the Marshall Plan and the Point Four Program.

When FAS was renamed in 1938, the head was titled " Director ", and that title carried over into OFAR and then the renewed FAS until 1954.

OFAR began handling food aid in 1941 when President Roosevelt and the Congress authorized $ 1. 35 billion of food assistance to Great Britain.

During World War II, OFAR analyzed food availability in both allied and enemy countries, and promoted the stockpiling of 100 million bushels ( 2. 7 million metric tons ) of wheat for feeding refugees after the anticipated end of the war.

OFAR also continued food aid programs, particularly using the Agricultural Act of 1949's authorities to donate surplus commodities.

On March 10, 1953, Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson abolished OFAR and reconstituted the Foreign Agricultural Service.

Beginning with the 1967 election, the indigenous population abandoned its traditional policy of shunning the official political system and participated actively.

On 14 July 1790, and for several days following, crowds in the Champ de Mars celebrated the anniversary of the fall of the Bastille with the Fête de la Fédération ; Talleyrand performed a mass ; participants swore an oath of " fidelity to the nation, the law, and the king "; the King and the royal family actively participated.

Calvin actively participated in the polemics that were exchanged between the Lutheran and Reformed branches of the Reformation movement.

Justinian, who had always had a keen interest in theological matters and actively participated in debates on Christian doctrine, became even more devoted to religion during the later years of his life.

From 1787 until his death in 1795, Wedgwood actively participated in the abolition of slavery cause, and his Slave Medallion, which brought public attention to abolition.

Especially under Joseph Bech, head of the Department of Foreign Affairs, the country participated more actively in several international organizations, in order to ensure its autonomy.

They have also actively participated in joint military operations such Blue Hungwe in Zimbabwe in 1997 and Blue Crane in South Africa in 1999.

He also actively participated in the farcical Cadaver synod that condemned the pontificate of Formosus.

Ruled by the Jagiellon dynasty, the Kingdom of Poland ( from 1569 known as the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth ) actively participated in the broad European Renaissance.

Later, Fascist Italy participated actively in the persecution of the Italian Jews, arresting and handing over tens of thousands of Jews to Nazi Germany.

Syria actively participated in the March – September 1989 fighting between the Christian Lebanese Forces and Muslim forces allied with Syria.

During her presidency, she has participated actively in discussion of women's rights and problems of globalization.

An early proponent of the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative, Uruguay has actively participated in the follow-up process to the periodic Summits of the Americas, especially the Free Trade Area of the Americas ( FTAA ).

Beyond that, Häkkinen also actively participated in an art show acrobat.

He participated actively in the First International Congress of the Catalan language ( 1906 ).

In the 14th and 15th centuries, many of those Ukrainian boyars who failed to get the status of a nobleman actively participated in the formation of the Cossack army, based in the south of modern Ukraine.

It has actively participated in the Heads of Government conferences that take place bi-annually.

Some evidence suggested that individuals who actively participated in the Iraqi insurgency have returned to Sudan, and may be in a position to use their expertise to conduct attacks within Sudan or to pass on their knowledge.

He returned to Constantine in 1956 during the Algerian War ( 1954 – 62 ), where he actively participated in the repression and the use of torture against the civilian population

From June 1929 until 1937 Cernuda lived in Madrid and participated actively in the literary and cultural scene of the Spanish capital.

* Ifill, Sherrilyn A., On the Courthouse Lawn: Confronting the Legacy of Lynching in the 21st century Beacon Press ( 2007 ) ISBN 978-0-8070-0987-1 Law professor at University of Maryland reports on the lynchings of George Armwood and Matthew Williams in coastal Maryland in the 1930s ; investigates how the lynchings implicated average white citizens, some of whom actively participated in the violence, while many others witnessed the lynchings but did nothing to stop them ; provides concrete ideas to help communities heal.

Originally a rendezvous place for Portuguese, Dutch, and Spanish pirates, it later became a refuge for criminals, who mixed with Native American and African women and actively participated in the capturing and selling of Guaranís as slaves.

Prévert participated actively in the Surrealist movement.

He strongly opposed the major military weapon procurement from the US and actively participated in the anti-weapon-purchase protests.

Some collaborators of the review thus actively participated in the development of the HEC business school.

Participation was by no means open, but the in-group of participants was constituted with no reference to economic class and they participated on a large scale.

* Two further suffragans, the Bishop of Ebbsfleet and the Bishop of Richborough, are provincial episcopal visitors for the whole Province of Canterbury, licensed by the archbishop as " flying bishops " to visit parishes throughout the province who are uncomfortable with the ministrations of their local bishop who has participated in the ordination of women.

Twenty countries have participated in the Euro Cup and 22 countries have participated in the International Cup with both competitions prohibiting Australian players.

Grant participated in Lifetime's 1st Annual " Girls & Guitars " benefit, singing numerous songs, including a duet with Melissa Etheridge on " You Can Sleep While I Drive ".

She suggests this explains the low numbers of black women who participated in the feminist movement in the 1970s, pointing to Louis Harris ' Virginia Slims poll done in 1972 for Philip Morris that she says showed 62 percent of black women supported " efforts to change women's status " and 67 percent " sympathized with the women's rights movement ", compared with 45 and 35 percent of white women ( also Steinem, 1972 ).

In the 2006 general election, the final election to which the party participated with its own list, AN won 12. 3 % of the vote, securing 71 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 41 in the Senate.

She participated in various musical shows and recorded many popular songs in the 1960s and 1970s, mostly in collaboration with Serge Gainsbourg, Bob Zagury and Sacha Distel, including " Harley Davidson "; " Je Me Donne A Qui Me Plaît "; " Bubble gum "; " Contact "; " Je Reviendrais Toujours Vers Toi "; " L ' Appareil À Sous "; " La Madrague "; " On Déménage "; " Sidonie "; " Tu Veux, Ou Tu Veux Pas?

Barnabas participated in the Council of Jerusalem, which dealt with the admission of gentiles into the Christian community, a crucial problem in early Christianity.

The Russian Cossack captain Nikolay Leontiev with team of volunteers of participated in the battle as an advisor to Menelik.

FUNCINPEC then entered into a coalition with the other parties that had participated in the election.

Bokassa is said to have participated in the massacre, beating some of the children to death with his cane and allegedly ate some of his victims.

* The church has participated in numerous joint humanitarian efforts with other churches.

He attended the University of Chicago, where he participated in the Ryerson Astronomical Society, received a bachelor of arts in self-proclaimed " nothing " with general and special honors in 1954, a bachelor of science in physics in 1955, and a master of science in physics in 1956 before earning a PhD in astronomy and astrophysics in 1960.

As Sherrod and Hart had not participated in the initial sessions, four new tracks were recorded with producer Steve Lillywhite including the album's first single " Don't Stop Now ".

Far from rewarding his loyalty, they participated in the effort to convict him by depriving him of the money and information which might have provided him with some legal defence.

Eight teams participated in the first tournament: Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, and the West Indies ( the six Test nations at the time ), together with Sri Lanka and a composite team from East Africa.

Maximum enrollment at any one time was 300, 000 ; in nine years 2. 5 million young men participated in the CCC, which provided them with shelter, clothing, and food, together with a small wage of $ 30 a month ($ 25 of which had to be sent home to their families ).

Recently Day has participated in telephone interviews with a radio station that celebrates her birthday with an annual Doris Day music marathon.

In 1996 TEN hosted a first of its kind, nationally participated in " online tournament " rewarding the champions with cash and prizes sparking an immediate surge in online gaming.

It is still unknown if he even participated in any actual guerrilla fighting with the Somoza regime.

He socialized with intellectuals, gave lectures, participated in poetry and music clubs.