By OFFICE OF CONGRESSMAN CHRIS SMITH
January 16, 2021 at 1:26 AM
Rep. Chris Smith.
Rep. Chris Smith.
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January 16, 2021 at 1:26 AM
Ambassador-at-Large position created
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Building on an amendment he wrote in 2004 to create a Special Envoy to combat anti-Semitism, this week Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) successfully pushed enactment of his S
pecial Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act that expands the authority of the office and elevates the Envoy to that of Ambassador-at-Large, granting the position added clout to fight the rise in worldwide anti-Semitism.
“My new law will raise the Special Envoy to the rank of Ambassador-at-large, a high-level position that will allow the Special Envoy to report directly to the Secretary of State,”