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Cindy McCain The American businesswoman and humanitarian known for her work in public initiatives and as the wife of the late U.S. senator John McCain.

Cindy McCain

American businesswoman and humanitarian
Also known as: Cindy Lou Hensley
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Cindy McCain (born May 20, 1954, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.) is an American businesswoman and humanitarian and the wife of U.S. senator and two-time Republican presidential candidate John McCain. After serving as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Agencies for Food and Agriculture (2021–23), she was appointed by UN Secretary-General António Guterres in 2023 to lead the UN World Food Programme as its executive director. Cindy Hensley was the only child of Marguerite Smith...

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