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Trump appoints Richard Grenell to Holocaust Memorial Council Former Acting Director of National Intelligence will serve a five-year term on the Council, which meets twice each year 9SHARES Richard Grenell Photo: U.S. Consulate Munich / Wiki Commons President Donald Trump has announced he will appoint former Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell to a position on the Holocaust Memorial Council. The appointment is one of 42 that the outgoing president is making to reward close friends and loyal allies before he exits in January. In addition to Grenell, former Florida Attorney General and campaign surrogate Pam Bondi has been named a member of the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; longtime aide and advisor Hope Hicks will be a member of the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board; and Marcus Bachmann, the husband of former Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), will be a member of the President’s ....
23 Dec 2020 Halie Soifer, the CEO of the Jewish Democratic Council of America, claimed Tuesday that Ambassador Richard Grenell had “emboldened actual neo-Nazis” and she was promptly met by criticism from Jewish leaders and conservatives. Grenell has served as U.S. Ambassador to Germany, playing a crucial role in pushing Europe to isolate Iran and to declare Hezbollah a terrorist organization, among other achievements. He also served as Acting Director of National Intelligence, becoming the first LGBTQ American to be appointed to a Cabinet role. Soifer was commenting on President Donald Trump’s decision Tuesday to appoint Grenell to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, which supports the U.S. Holocaust Museum. ....
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Congress implemented the council 40 years ago “to lead the nation in commemorating the Holocaust and to raise private funds for and build the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum,” according to the museum’s website. The museum operates through a public-private partnership, receiving some federal funding. The president chooses 55 people to be part of the council and the House and Senate each pick five, the museum’s website said. The Department of Education, the Department of the Interior and the State Department pick three members each. The council meets two times per year and the Executive Council meets twice annually, the website said. Presidential appointees serve for five-year terms. ....
By Patrick Goodenough | December 23, 2020 | 4:11am EST Former ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell addresses the Republican National Convention in August. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images) (CNSNews.com) – The head of a Jewish Democratic organization sparked a firestorm on Twitter on Monday after she accused a prominent Republican appointed by President Trump to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council of having “emboldened actual neo-Nazis.” The charge directed by Jewish Democratic Council of America (JDCA) CEO Halie Soifer at Trump ally Richard Grenell prompted strong reactions from supporters who pointed to his record. As ambassador to Germany – from May 2018 until last June – Grenell spoke out repeatedly against anti-Semitism, was credited for helping to secure the deportation from the U.S. of a Nazi fugitive, pressed Germany and other E.U. governments to adopt a stronger stance against Hezbollah, Iran’ ....