USAID-funded projects, and a media campaign was also implemented, increasing America's approval rating in foreign countries. Natsios also oversaw the redesign of the USAID logo, which was updated to include the tagline "From the American People" so as to emphasize the contributions of the American taxpayer. Natsios advocated for changes to the United States' food aid system that would allow food to be purchased locally. This would be cheaper – and faster – than shipping in American-grown grain. Speaking at a food aid conference in Kansas City in 2005, he said "The fact that U.S. farmers and shippers are able to benefit from Food for Peace program is an important but secondary benefit. The primary objective is to save lives." Pressures from agricultural groups, shipping companies and humanitarian groups involved in distributing food aid prevented the reforms from passing. He resigned from USAID on January 14, 2006. President Bush appointed him Special Envoy for Darfur in 2006. As Special Envoy, Natsios played a key role in managing relations between the United States and Sudan, including about implementing the North/South Comprehensive Peace Agreement, and helping humanitarian aid reach those in need. He retired as special envoy in 2007 when Rich Williamson was appointed as the new special envoy to Sudan. In an April 2003 interview with Ted Koppel, Natsios suggested that the total cost of rebuilding Iraq would not exceed $1.7 billion to U.S. taxpayers. Actual figures have proven to be considerably higher. From 2006 to 2012, Natsios taught as a Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy and served as an Advisor on International Development at Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service. Natsios teaches courses on international development and famine theory at Texas A&M's George H. W. Bush School of Government and Public Service and serves as the director of the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs. Natsios was a Jennings Randolph Senior Fellow at the United States Institute for Peace from 1998 to 1999 and a Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute from 2008 to the present. Boards Currently, Natsios serves Chair of the Program Advisory Committee for Harvest Plus, a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy, and Archon of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of the Eastern Orthodox Church, Order of St. Andrew. He also serves on the board of directors for Management and Training Corporation and on the advisory board for FOCUS North America (domestic Eastern Orthodox Christian