New Delhi: US President Joe Biden on Friday appointed Rashad Hussain India-America as ambassador to international religious freedom.
Hussain is the first Muslim nominated to lead us diplomacy to advance religious freedom.
“Today’s announcement underlines the President’s commitment to build administration that looks like America and reflects the people of all religions,” the White House said through a press release.
Hussain is a global partnership director and involvement in the National Security Council.
He previously served as a senior advisor in the National Security Division of the Justice Department.
“Rashad also pioneered efforts against antisemitism and protecting religious minorities in Muslim majority countries,” added the White House.
Hussain also served as US envoys for the US Islamic Cooperation (OIC) organization, strategic counterrogrorism communication, and Deputy Associate White House Counsel during the Obama administration.
“In his role as a messenger, Hussain works with multilateral organizations such as OIC and UN, foreign governments, and civil society organizations to expand partnerships in education, entrepreneurship, health, international security, science and technology, and other fields,” said the house.
Before joining the Obama administration, he served as a judicial law officer to Damon Keith in the US appeals for the sixth circuit, and also an association’s advice for the Obama-Biden transition project.
Hussain held a law degree from Yale Law School and had a Master’s degree in Arabic and Islamic studies from Harvard University.
In accordance with the US State Department, “The International Religious Freedom Office promotes universal respect for religious freedom or confidence for all as a core objective of US foreign policy.
We monitor the abuse, harassment, and discrimination motivated, and recommend, develop it, and implement policies and Program to overcome this problem.
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