H.R. 1911, introduced by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and a bipartisan group of other representatives, will elevate the envoy position to the rank of Ambassador, to report directly to the Secretary of State.
AJC is deeply disappointed by Secretary of State Pompeo’s announcement that the total number of refugees allowed into the United States will be reduced to 30,000 in FY 2019.
During Shabbat, 80 years after Kristallnacht, the two of us stood with many others around the world and prayed together in remembrance of the victims of the Holocaust and the Tree of Life synagogue.