NEW YORK – Reacting to the U.S. Senate’s confirmation last night of Dr. Deborah Lipstadt as the State Department’s special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder said:
“I want to send my and the World Jewish Congress’ heartfelt congratulations to Dr. Deborah Lipstadt, whom I admire greatly, on her long-overdue confirmation as U.S. special envoy on antisemitism at the rank of ambassador.
“When President Biden first nominated Dr. Lipstadt to this critically important position, I said that he and Secretary of State Blinken could not have found anyone better qualified to confront today’s challenges, and I am tremendously relieved that we will now have her powerful voice and moral leadership in the global fight against virulent and surging Jew-hatred, for make no mistake about it, that is what antisemitism is. I look forward to working closely with her in the months and years to come.”
The special envoy’s role is to track and report antisemitism globally and to advocate for governments to address it.
The WJC regularly convenes a forum of Special Envoys & Coordinators Combating Antisemitism (SECCA) comprising officials tasked with combating antisemitism in their constituencies, with participants hailing from dozens of countries, as well as from international organizations such as the European Commission, the Council of Europe, the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), and the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
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