Sen. Rubio Asks Biden to Appoint Religious Freedom Special Adviser in National Security Council

Published on May 8, 2024

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is calling on President Joe Biden to fill a vacancy on his National Security Council (NSC)—a move that would demonstrate U.S. commitment to human rights around the world. In his letter dated May 6, Mr. Rubio asked President Biden to appoint a “qualified, and respected, expert in religious rights” to the vacant position of special adviser on international religious freedom within the NSC, in accordance with the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA) of 1998. “From the religious persecution of Tibetans, Falun Gong, and Uyghurs by Communist China, to the repression of Christians in Nicaragua, Cuba, and North Korea, to the Baha’i in Iran, the U.S. must remain firm in its commitment to protecting religious freedoms worldwide,” his office wrote in a press release....

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