Government Officials and Diplomats

The Project Interchange Alumnus of the Year award recognizes the critical role alumni play in promoting Israel's legitimacy, fighting antisemitism, building interfaith bridges, and supporting global Jewish communities. This year’s award was given to international PI alumni in the Transatlantic Friends of Israel and U.S.-based alumnus Suhail Khan.

Project Interchange plans to host delegations of policymakers and opinion influencers from countries that signed the Abraham Accords last year.

Project Interchange alumni prompted the passing of a declaration urging Eurapean Union countries, as well as democracies worldwide, to end discrimination against Israel at the United Nations.

A remarkable eighteen Project Interchange alumni have been named to vital roles in the new Biden Administration, including two Cabinet-level positions and three ambassadorships.

87% of Project Interchange’s sitting mayoral alumni have signed onto American Jewish Committee’s Mayors United Against Antisemitism campaign, which is run in partnership with the U.S. Conference of Mayors.

Amine El Khatmi formed a new political party, Printemps Républicain, in late 2019, identifying the fight against rising antisemitism as a core tenet of the party.

When parliamentarians travel to Israel with Project Interchange, they receive an unfiltered view of the realities on the ground. Five alumni have turned that experience into action, the Transatlantic Friends of Israel (TFI) created by AJC’s Transatlantic Institute.

The Jerusalem Post reports on the work of Project Interchange alumnus Felix Klein.

Project Interchange’s delegation of Ambassadors to the UN reflect in The Jerusalem Post upon their experiences in Israel, their perceptions of UN votes, and opportunities for Israel within UN-member countries.

The European Union has often condemned Israel in one-sided statements that favor the Palestinians, ignoring the context of Israeli actions and without condemning Palestinian terror attacks on Israel.

California’s $2.5-trillion economy presents an unparalleled opportunity for Israel to expand its ties in the United States in a mutually beneficial capacity.

José Manuel Restrepo, Project Interchange alumnus and Colombia’s incoming Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism writes in El Espectador about Israel’s success in innovation and nation-building, and lessons that can be learned by Colombia.

Following AJC's successful “Mayors United Against Antisemitism” initiative, Project Interchange led its second bipartisan delegation to Israel of American mayors.

Our nonpartisan delegations of government officials and diplomats inform policy decisions and advance mutually-beneficial partnerships.

Daniel Schwammenthal, Director, AJC Transatlantic Institute's first person account of one day in the EU Diplomats and Members of the EU Parliament visit to Israel.