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Saperstein confirmed as religious freedom ambassador

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The National Association of Evangelicals Last week the U.S. Senate confirmed David Saperstein as the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, a position that serves as the principal advisor on international religious freedom to both the president and the secretary of state. In a Monday vote, the Senate also unanimously approved a one-year reauthorization of the…

Rabbi David Saperstein tapped as first non-Christian to serve as U.S. ambassador for religious freedom

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By Lauren Markoe and Brian Pellot, Religious News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) President Obama on Monday (July 28) said he plans to tap Rabbi David Saperstein as the next ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, the first non-Christian to hold the job, which was created in 1998. As ambassador, the man named as the most influential rabbi in America by…

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