Don't ever take a seven-year-old with you to a campaign dinner - they will embarrass you no end.

When people are hungry, when a mother or father is facing a child that they can't feed, you can't ask that family to lay down their arms.

Unfortunately, the world pays attention when the media shines a light on those in need, which is why it's so important that we maintain the global public will that is necessary to meet the needs of those we serve.

The majority of small-holder farmers in Africa are women and, in urban areas, you're primarily looking at women-led households. So we can't solve hunger if we don't have gender-sensitive programming that addresses access to opportunities for women, whether it's through education or tools for cooking, like solar-powered stoves.

Many African Americans are living less than one paycheck away from hunger. When people hit sudden hard times, including illness, loss of job or disruption in health insurance, they are forced to turn to the America's Second Harvest network for help.

I consider myself a persuasive person. With the ability to persuade comes a certain level of power.