United Nations Chief Antonio Guterres has appointed former South Carolina Governor David Beasley to head the Rome-based World Food Programme. Beasley will run the affairs of the world's largest humanitarian organization, serving more than 90 million beneficiaries in 80 countries. He will replace another American, Etharin Cousin, who has been the WFP executive director since 2012.<br/><br/>Washington was the top contributor to the WFP in 2016 with two billion dollars, a third of the agency's budget. However, President Donald Trump has proposed an unspecified cut in funding for the United Nations and its agencies. US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, like Beasley, is also a former governor of South Carolina.