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Robert Zachritz

Senior Director, Advocacy and Government Relations

Robert Zachritz, Senior Director, Advocacy and Government Relations
Expertise:
Global hunger | Child & maternal health | Children in crisis | Malaria

With almost 15 years of congressional experience, Zachritz manages a team of advocates and creates strategies for World Vision’s engagement with the U.S. government on public policies. His areas of focus include the annual meetings of the G8, international development assistance, food aid and global health issues. Zachritz holds an MA in International Trade/Business from George Mason University and has traveled to more than 30 countries.

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In the media

10/12/2011NPR: Famine-stricken Somalia suffers from donation drought
10/11/2011USnews: American foreign aid saves lives in desperate places
06/27/2010Huffington Post: World Vision Responds to G20 Communiqué
06/26/2010Bloomberg BusinessWeek: G-8 Leaders Agree to $7.3 Billion Plan for Maternal Health
06/18/2010Voice of America: G8 leaders called on to address poverty,
maternal and child health
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Congressional Testimonies

03/11/2010On global hunger: Food as a right
Tom Lantos Human Rights Caucus On Facing Global Hunger: Food as a Right
05/08/2008On the global food crisis
Before the Congressional Children’s Caucus, Congressional Health Caucus and the Foreign Affairs Committee on Africa and Global Health
06/16/2005On food aid programs
Before the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Foreign Agriculture Programs, House Agriculture Committee
06/24/2004On the benefits and challenges of global school feeding programs
Statement before the Human Rights Caucus, United States Congress
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Multimedia

Robert Zachritz at the G8/G20 Summits in Toronto

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Media contacts

Johnny Cruz
National director
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253.815.2072 (o)
206.653.4689 (c)
Amy Parodi
Seattle bureau
Domestic news & operations
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253.709.3190 (c)
Laura Blank
International news
Disaster response
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708.872.5265 (c)
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