William Gaud

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United States government official administrator of the United States Agency for International Development human

William Gaud was a U.S. government official and former USAID administrator best known for popularizing the term "Green Revolution" to describe the rapid modernization and intensification of global agriculture in the mid-20th century.

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States government official → administrator of the United States Agency for International Development → human →
affiliatedWith	United States Department of State →
coinedTerm	Green Revolution →
conflictParticipatedIn	World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1913-07-15 →
dateOfDeath	1977-01-17 →
described	rapid modernization and intensification of global agriculture as the "Green Revolution" →
educatedAt	Johns Hopkins University → University of Maryland School of Law →
employer	United States Agency for International Development → United States government →
fieldOfWork	agricultural development → foreign aid → international development →
genreOfActivity	development policy → public administration →
hasNationality	American →
influenced	development discourse on food security → international agricultural policy →
knownFor	leadership of USAID during the 1960s →
languageSpoken	English →
legalEducation	University of Maryland School of Law →
memberOf	Democratic Party (United States) →
militaryService	United States Army →
notableFor	popularizing the term "Green Revolution" → promoting agricultural development in developing countries →
notableSpeech	1968 speech coining the term "Green Revolution" →
occupation	government official → lawyer →
placeOfBirth	Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America →
placeOfDeath	Washington, D.C., United States of America →
positionHeld	Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development → Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development → Deputy Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development →
practicedLawIn	Baltimore, Maryland →
residence	Baltimore, Maryland → Washington, D.C. →
saidToBeTheOriginatorOf	phrase "Green Revolution" →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Mary Elizabeth Gaud NERFINISHED →
workLocation	Washington, D.C. →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Green Revolution →	coinedBy
Green Revolution →	keyFigure