ambassador for religious freedom

Trump taps Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback as religious freedom envoy

Brownback, a leading pro-Israel voice as a senator, has worked with the Jewish community on issues including anti-Semitism and the genocide in Sudan.

July 27, 2017 12:02 pm

House passes bill protecting circumcision, ritual slaughter as religious freedoms

Atheists would also become a new protected class under a measure addressing what its sponsors describe as an increase in religious persecution in recent years.

May 18, 2016 2:17 pm

Rabbi David Saperstein wins Senate nod for religious freedom post

The Reform movement leader will be the first non-Christian to serve as the State Department’ s ambassador at large for international religious freedom.

December 14, 2014 8:20 am