Edward M. M. Warburg, the Jewish philanthropic and humanitarian leader who has served as chairman of the Joint Distribution Committee for 25 years, since 1941, was yesterday appointed to membership on the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid.
The appointment was made by aid administrator William S. Caud. The Committee correlates the foreign aid programs of private voluntary agencies with those of the U.S. Government, advises and consults with the administrator on voluntary agency matters, and registers voluntary agencies for overseas programs.
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