Oxfam America
Raymond C. Offenheiser, President
Oxfam,founded by Great Britain in 1942, is a nonprofit organization dedicated toeradicating global poverty. The U.S.branch of the organization, Oxfam America, was founded in 1970.Raymond C. Offenheiser has served as president of Oxfam America since1995. The following is excerpted from a July 19, 2006, letter to the U.S. Congress. Oxfam America believes that trade can be an engine for development and poverty reduction, and we strongly support measures to improve trading opportunities that can reduce poverty. However, we also believe that trade agreements must take into account the economic and social disparities between trading partners and include rules that allow…
