Special Envoy to Combat anti-Semitism Travels

Special Envoy to Combat anti-Semitism Rosenthal and Special Representative to Muslim Communities Pandith to Travel to United Kingdom, Greece, and Albania

Media Note
Office of the Spokesperson
Washington, DC
March 5, 2012

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Special Envoy to Combat and Monitor Anti-Semitism Hannah Rosenthal and Special Representative to Muslim Communities Farah Pandith will be in London on Monday, March 5 along with nine British NGOs to launch 2012 Hours Against Hate during the “Reclaiming London Together” conference sponsored by the Faiths Forum for London and the Fayre Share Organization. This initiative has been awarded two Inspire marks by the London 2012 Olympic Committee.

Following that, Special Envoy Rosenthal and Special Representative Pandith will be in Greece March 6 -7 for meetings with the Hellenic Olympic Committee to discuss their involvement in 2012 Hours Against Hate. Special Envoy Rosenthal and Special Representative Pandith will conclude their trip in Albania March 8-9 to encourage the government and civil society to adopt 2012 Hours Against Hate.

Learn more about the State Department’s policies monitoring and combating anti-Semitism at: www.HumanRights.gov or http://www.state.gov/j/drl/seas/.

Follow Special Envoy Rosenthal on Twitter: @HannahAtState

On Facebook: www.Facebook.com/SERosenthal or www.Facebook.com/StateDRL

Follow Special Representative Pandith on Twitter: @Farah_Pandith

On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/FPandith

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