Unless addressed domestic and Global Trends and recommendations for the commission. This is two hours. Good afternoon. Please come and take your seats. We are ready to begin. We are ready to begin our hearing. Good afternoon everyone. Thank you for attending todays hearing on global efforts to counter antisemitism. I would like to thank our distinguished witnesses for joining us to offer their expertise and recommendations and also would like to thank senator mentioned in his office for securing this room for us today. The u. S. Commission on the freedom or religious freedom, is an independent bipartisan u. S. Government advisory by created by the 1998 International Religious freedom act or front. The commission monitors the universe right to freedom of religion or belief abroad. We then make recommendations to congress and the president of the United States and to the secretary of state. Todays will gathered you are considering, houston is exercising Statutory Authority on the law to
Hearing. Good afternoon everyone. Thank you for attending todays hearing on global efforts to counter antisemitism. I would like to thank our distinguished witnesses for joining us to offer their expertise and recommendations and also would like to thank senator mentioned in his office for securing this room for us today. The u. S. Commission on the freedom or religious freedom, is an independent bipartisan u. S. Government advisory by created by the 1998 International Religious freedom act or front. The commission monitors the universe right to freedom of religion or belief abroad. We then make recommendations to congress and the president of the United States and to the secretary of state. Todays will gathered you are considering, houston is exercising Statutory Authority on the law to give me considering. Also very grateful to have with us this afternoon, senator jackie rosen of mata. Shes a tireless advocate working to confront antisemitism in all of its forms. She is also the coch
New developments in washington as the impeachment inqury against President Trump gathers pace. Mr trumps dealings with ukraine are at the centre of the inquiry, and testimony has now emerged, from a senior american diplomat, whos told congressional investigators the president s personal lawyer ran a Smear Campaign against the former Us Ambassador to ukraine, to try to get her removed. George kent, whos in charge of ukraine policy at the state department, accused Rudy Guiliani of spreading what he called lies about marie yovanovitch. She was later recalled from her post. More on that and other developments from our north america correspondent david willis. Firstly we should say that he testified last month but a transcript has only just testified last month but a transcript has onlyjust been made public. Yes. And it is a long and comprehensive transcript. He gave a lot of evidence to that enquiry last month and george kent hitting the headlines today for that claim that there was a Smea
Hello to you. New developments in washington as the impeachment inquiry against President Trump gathers pace. His dealings with ukraine are at the centre of the inquiry and testimony has now emerged from a senior american diplomat, whos told congressional investigators the president s personal lawyer ran a Smear Campaign against the former Us Ambassador to ukraine to try to get her removed. George kent, whos in charge of ukraine policy at the state department, accused Rudy Giuliani of spreading what he called lies about marie yovanovitch. She was later recalled from her post. George kent testified last month before the house impeachment inquiry and the transcript has only just been released. The bbcs david willis has been taking a look. It is a long and comprehensive transcript. He gave a lot of evidence to that enquiry last month, mike, and george kent hitting the headlines today for that claim that there was a Smear Campaign orchestrated by Rudy Giuliani against the Us Ambassador to
New developments in washington as the impeachment inqury against President Trump gathers pace. Mr trumps dealings with ukraine are at the centre of the inquiry, and testimony has now emerged, from a senior american diplomat, whos told congressional investigators the president s personal lawyer ran a Smear Campaign against the former Us Ambassador to ukraine to try to get her removed. George kent, whos in charge of ukraine policy at the state department, accused Rudy Giuliani of spreading what he called lies about marie yovanovitch. She was later recalled from her post. George kent testified last month before the house impeachment inquiry and the transcript has only just been released. The bbcs david willis has been taking a look. And it is a long and comprehensive transcript. He gave a lot of evidence to that enquiry last month and george kent hitting the headlines today for that claim that there was a Smear Campaign orchestrated by Rudy Giuliani against the Us Ambassador to the ukrain