Office to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism

Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism
Location Washington, D.C.
Ambassador vacant
Website www.state.gov/s/rga/seas/

The Office of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism (SEAS) is a part of the Office of Religion and Global Affairs (S/RGA) at the United States Department of State. The office "advocates U.S. policy on anti-Semitism both in the United States and internationally, develops and implements policies and projects to support efforts to combat anti-Semitism."[1]

The Special Envoy post is required by statute to be filled,[2] and is sometimes referred to as the "anti-Semitism envoy."[3]


History

The Office was created by the Global Anti-Semitism Review Act of 2004. The most recent Special Envoy, Ira Forman, was sworn in on May 20, 2013. Forman, the former Executive Director of the National Jewish Democratic Council succeeded Hannah Rosenthal, who served in the post from November 23, 2009 to October 5, 2012. The first Special Envoy was Gregg Rickman, who was sworn in on May 22, 2006 and served until the end of the George W. Bush administration. Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has cast doubt on whether the post of Special Envoy would be filled during the Donald Trump administration.[4] In mid-2017, members of the U.S. House and U.S. Senate expressed concern that position was unfilled and called for President Trump to make an appointment, while also calling on Trump to fill the vacant position of White House Jewish Liaison.[5][2]

References

  1. ↑ "Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism". www.state.gov. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
  2. 1 2 Cortellessa, Eric (July 6, 2017). "Top Democrat urges Trump to appoint anti-Semitism envoy, Jewish liaison". The Times of Israel. Archived from the original on June 17, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  3. ↑ Ben Solomon, Ariel (March 9, 2017). "Should Trump retain the State Department's envoy on anti-Semitism concerns?". Jewish News Syndicate. Archived from the original on June 17, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Rex Tillerson: Anti-Semitism Could Get Worse With a State Department Special Envoy". Newsweek. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  5. ↑ Park, Sumner (July 11, 2017). "Lawmakers press Trump to appoint liaison to Jewish community". The Hill. Archived from the original on June 17, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
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