Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom

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The Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom is a senior U.S. State Department official who leads efforts to promote and protect religious freedom worldwide as a core element of American foreign policy.

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instanceOf United States federal government position ⓘ
diplomatic office ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom ⓘ
U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom ⓘ
appointer President of the United States ⓘ
appointmentRequires advice and consent of the United States Senate ⓘ
collaboratesWith U.S. embassies and consulates ⓘ
linked to: U.S. embassies

faith-based organizations ⓘ
non-governmental organizations ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
createdBy International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ⓘ
firstHolder Robert A. Seiple ⓘ
focusesOn combating religious intolerance ⓘ
freedom of religion or belief ⓘ
opposing religiously motivated violence ⓘ
hasRank Ambassador ⓘ
inception 1998 ⓘ
issues Country of Particular Concern recommendations ⓘ
jurisdiction global ⓘ
leads Office of International Religious Freedom ⓘ
legalBasis International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ⓘ
locatedIn Harry S. Truman Building ⓘ
mandate advance religious freedom as a core objective of U.S. foreign policy ⓘ
nominator President of the United States ⓘ
officeHolder Rashad Hussain ⓘ
officeHolderStartTime 2022 ⓘ
partOf United States Department of State ⓘ
policyArea U.S. foreign policy ⓘ
human rights ⓘ
religious freedom ⓘ
precededBy Sam Brownback ⓘ
reportsTo United States Secretary of State ⓘ
responsibleFor advising the U.S. government on international religious freedom policy ⓘ
monitoring religious persecution abroad ⓘ
preparation of the Annual Report on International Religious Freedom ⓘ
promotion of international religious freedom ⓘ
protection of religious freedom worldwide ⓘ
seat Washington, D.C. ⓘ
typeOfAmbassador Ambassador-at-Large ⓘ
website https://www.state.gov/bureaus-offices/under-secretary-for-civilian-security-democracy-and-human-rights/office-of-international-religious-freedom/ ⓘ
worksWith United States Commission on International Religious Freedom ⓘ

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International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 → establishes → Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom ⓘ
Office of International Religious Freedom → headOfGovernmentBody → Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom ⓘ
Sam Brownback → officeHeld → United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom ⓘ
linked to: Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 → establishes → Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom ⓘ
subject linked to: IRFA
Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom → alsoKnownAs → U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom ⓘ
linked to: Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom
Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom → alsoKnownAs → Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom ⓘ
linked to: Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom