116 Members of Congress wrote a bipartisan letter to President-Elect Barack Obama asking that he initiate a White House-based and -led government-wide comprehensive strategy to address international hunger and food security issues. The members of congress urge President-Elect Obama to take up this effort in order to ensure that US executive departments and agencies develop an integrated government-wide strategy that will contribute in the international effort to halve hunger by 2015. The letter was delivered to Obama's transition team on November 5th with assurances that it would be brought to the attention of the President-Elect.116 Members of Congress wrote a bipartisan letter to President-Elect Barack Obama asking that he initiate a White House-based and -led government-wide comprehensive strategy to address international hunger and food security issues. The members of congress urge President-Elect Obama to take up this effort in order to ensure that US executive departments and agencies develop an integrated government-wide strategy that will contribute in the international effort to halve hunger by 2015. The letter was delivered to Obama's transition team on November 5th with assurances that it would be brought to the attention of the President-Elect. To read the letter click here .