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10/9/02: Appoint a High-Level Human Rights Envoy for Afghanistan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 10, 2002 Contact: Lawrence J. Goodrich, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, an independent federal agency advising the Administration and Congress, today issued a statement on... Read More
10/6/02: Commission to Testify on the State Department's Religious Freedom Report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 7, 2002 Contact: Eileen A. Sullivan, Deputy Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 26 WHAT:Felice D. Gaer, Chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, an independent federal agency advising the Administration and Congress, will... Read More
10/2/02: Ensure Human Rights Are on the Agenda With North Korea, Commission Urges President
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 3, 2002 Contact: Lawrence J. Goodrich, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, an independent federal agency advising the Administration and Congress, yesterday urged... Read More
9/30/02: Commission Recommends 12 Nations for Designation As 'Countries of Particular Concern'
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 30, 2002 Contact: Lawrence J. Goodrich, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, an independent federal agency advising the Administration and Congress, today recommended that the Secretary of... Read More
8/18/02: Armitage Asked to Raise Religious Freedom on Visits to India, Pakistan, and China
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 19, 2002 Contact: Lawrence J. Goodrich, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, an independent federal agency advising the Administration and Congress, has written to... Read More
8/18/02: Armitage Asked to Raise Religious Freedom on Visits to India, Pakistan, and China
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 19, 2002 Contact: Lawrence J. Goodrich, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, an independent federal agency advising the Administration and Congress, has written to Deputy Secretary of... Read More
7/30/02: Commission Chair to Testify on Anti-Semitism in Europe
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 30, 2002 Contact: Lawrence J. Goodrich, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WHAT: Felice D. Gaer, Chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, an independent federal agency advising the Administration and Congress, will testify at a... Read More
7/22/02: Commission Asks Sec. Powell to Raise Religious Freedom Issues With Vietnam at ASEAN Meeting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 23, 2002 Contact: Lawrence J. Goodrich, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, a federal agency advising the Administration and Congress, last week wrote Secretary of State... Read More
7/16/02: Commission Urges Senate to Appoint Conferees on Sudan Peace Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 17, 2002 Contact: Lawrence J. Goodrich, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - In letters to Senate Majority Leader Thomas A. Daschle and Minority Leader Trent Lott, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom urged the Senate to... Read More
7/2/02: Commission Chair to Congratulate Abe Rosenthal on Receipt of Presidential Medal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 3, 2002 Contact: Lawrence J. Goodrich, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WHAT:Commission Chair Felice Gaer will offer congratulatory remarks to journalist Abe Rosenthal at a reception celebrating his receipt of the Presidential Medal of... Read More

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