On July 26, 2017, the White House announced the nomination of Sam Brownback, then-Governor of Kansas to fill the vacancy in the office.[7] Five months later, the Senate had yet to hold a confirmation vote, so per Senate rules, he was required to be nominated again in 2018 in order for a vote to be held.[8] He was confirmed to the position on January 24, 2018, on a 49–49 vote of the Senate, with Vice President Mike Pence breaking the tie in favor of Brownback.[9]
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^U.S. Department of State. "Biography John V. Hanford III." September 11, 2009.
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^The White House (July 30, 2021). "President Biden Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Leaders to Serve in Key Religious Affairs Roles". The White House. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
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united, states, ambassador, large, international, religious, freedom, ambassador, large, heads, office, international, religious, freedom, department, state, ambassador, large, united, states, international, religious, freedomseal, united, states, department, . The United States Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom is the ambassador at large who heads the Office of International Religious Freedom in the U S Department of State Ambassador at Large of the United States for International Religious FreedomSeal of the United States Department of StateIncumbentRashad Hussainsince January 24 2022AppointerThe Presidentwith the advice and consent of the SenateInaugural holderRobert A SeipleFormation1999WebsiteOffice of International Religious FreedomThe position was created by the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 The first ambassador at large was Bob Seiple 1 who served from 1999 to 2001 He was succeeded by John Hanford 2 who served from May 2002 until January 2009 Suzan Johnson Cook served in the role from May 2011 to October 2013 3 On July 28 2014 President Barack Obama nominated Rabbi David Saperstein for the position On December 15 2014 the Senate confirmed him to the office making him the first non Christian to hold this post 4 5 6 On July 26 2017 the White House announced the nomination of Sam Brownback then Governor of Kansas to fill the vacancy in the office 7 Five months later the Senate had yet to hold a confirmation vote so per Senate rules he was required to be nominated again in 2018 in order for a vote to be held 8 He was confirmed to the position on January 24 2018 on a 49 49 vote of the Senate with Vice President Mike Pence breaking the tie in favor of Brownback 9 Ambassadors at large editImage Name Appointment Left officeRobert A Seiple 1999 2001 nbsp John Hanford 2002 2009 nbsp Suzan Johnson Cook 2011 2013 nbsp David Saperstein 2015 2017 nbsp Sam Brownback 2018 2021 nbsp Rashad Hussain 10 2022 incumbentReferences edit U S Department of State Biography Robert A Seiple September 11 2009 U S Department of State Biography John V Hanford III September 11 2009 Religious liberty ambassador s resignation raises concerns Archived from the original on April 2 2014 Dias Elizabeth Obama Nominates Rabbi to Religious Freedom Post Archived January 17 2015 at the Wayback Machine Time July 28 2014 Retrieved July 31 2014 Campbell Kay Rabbi David Saperstein confirmed as U S Ambassador for Religious Freedom Archived December 19 2014 at the Wayback Machine AL com December 17 2014 Retrieved December 19 2014 US Senate approves rabbi as freedom of faith envoy Archived April 3 2015 at the Wayback Machine The Times of Israel December 15 2014 Retrieved December 15 2014 AP July 26 2017 BREAKING White House Trump to nominate Kansas Gov Sam Brownback as ambassador at large for international religious freedom Tweet Retrieved July 27 2017 via Twitter Brownback s nomination for ambassador post not carried over will return to White House Lawrence Journal World December 22 2017 Retrieved December 27 2017 U S Senate U S Senate Roll Call Votes 115th Congress 2nd Session www senate gov Retrieved January 24 2018 The White House July 30 2021 President Biden Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Leaders to Serve in Key Religious Affairs Roles The White House Retrieved July 31 2021 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title United States Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom amp oldid 1183461593, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
