- pro fit ▁dedicated ▁to ▁supporting ▁the ▁UN ▁World ▁Food ▁Program ▁and ▁its ▁efforts ▁to ▁end ▁global ▁hung er . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁Senior ▁Policy ▁Ad vis er ▁at ▁Ol sson ▁Frank ▁We eda ▁T erman ▁B ode ▁M atz , ▁a ▁Washington ▁law ▁and ▁lo bb ying ▁firm ▁that ▁special izes ▁in ▁representing ▁interests ▁before ▁the ▁US DA ▁and ▁related ▁federal ▁ag encies . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁has ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁for ▁A emet is . ▁ ▁Private ▁life ▁He ▁married ▁Susan ▁R ath je " S ue " ▁Block , ▁and ▁they ▁had ▁one ▁son ▁and ▁two ▁daughters : ▁Hans , ▁C yn th ia ▁and ▁Christ ine . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁very ▁large ▁far mer ▁outside ▁of ▁Kno x ville , ▁Illinois ▁and ▁his ▁children ▁attended ▁public ▁school ▁in ▁Kno x ville , ▁Illinois . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁John ▁Block ▁profile ▁from ▁a ▁site ▁on ▁Pres idents ▁Ess ays ▁on ▁John ▁Block ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁Block ' s ▁Res ignation ▁letter ▁to ▁Re agan ▁Hor atio ▁Al ger ▁Award ▁site ▁John ▁Block ▁Re ports ▁Arch ived ▁radio ▁comment ary ▁from ▁John ▁Block ' s ▁week ly ▁radio ▁spot ▁about ▁agricult ure ▁and ▁government ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Bus iness people ▁from ▁Illinois ▁Category : American ▁food ▁industry ▁business people ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Secret aries ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁Category : Re agan ▁administration ▁cabinet ▁members