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New York, NY, June 14, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is concerned about remarks made by U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who during testimony before the House Appropriations Committee earlier this week addressed the question of filling the vacant State Department position of Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism and indicated that the administration has not yet made a decision whether that position will be filled.
Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO, issued the following statement:
In order to continue fighting the rise in global anti-Semitism, it is critical that our government allocate the appropriate resources and that begins with the key appointment to fill the Special Envoy role at the State Department. We know first-hand from working intimately with every prior envoy who had served in this very important role the tremendously positive and impactful outcomes that have been accomplished through diplomacy by these envoys.
We are concerned by Secretary Tillerson’s remark and urge him and the President to reconsider and make clear that the State Department will not wane in its efforts to stem anti-Jewish hatred overseas.