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October 2, 2001
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Lawrence J. Goodrich, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27
Washington -Michael K. Young, Chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, wrote October 2 to former Sen. John Danforth, Special Envoy for... Read More
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September 27, 2001
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Lawrence J. Goodrich, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27
The White House announced September 26 that President Bush intends to nominate John V. Hanford III for the position of Ambassador-at-Large for International... Read More
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September 24, 2001
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Lawrence J. Goodrich, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom today announced the election of Dean Michael K. Young of George Washington University Law School as... Read More
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September 18, 2001
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Lawrence J. Goodrich, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27
President George W. Bush yesterday appointed Dr. Richard D. Land of Nashville, Tennessee, the Most Reverend William Francis Murphy of Rockville Centre, New... Read More
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September 17, 2001
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Lawrence J. Goodrich, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has written to National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice asking her to urge President Bush "to... Read More
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September 12, 2001
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Lawrence J. Goodrich, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27
The Senate will soon consider the Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) with Vietnam, approved by the House of Representatives last week. The agreement will extend... Read More
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September 6, 2001
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Lawrence J. Goodrich, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27
For 18 years, Sudan has been plagued by a civil war that has killed more than 2 million people and displaced more than 4 million. Religion is a major factor in... Read More
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August 16, 2001
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Lawrence J. Goodrich, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has nominated Burma, China, Iran, Iraq, Laos, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), Saudi Arabia,... Read More
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July 23, 2001
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Eileen A. Sullivan, Deputy Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 26
The U.S. Commission has written to Secretary of State Colin L. Powell asking him to "raise prominently the protection of religious freedom in China... Read More
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July 13, 2001
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Lawrence J. Goodrich, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom today issued the following statement:
"The Commission is deeply disappointed by today's... Read More