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NJ Representative Chris Smith Authored Legislation Creating an Anti-Semitism Special Envoy Gives More Clout to Address the Alarming Rise in Anti-Semitism Worldwide

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Washington DC, at the very last legislative session of the 116th Congress, the House of Representatives passed legislation authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) that would elevate the State Department’s Anti-Semitism Special Envoy position—first created by Smith’s legislative provisions in 2004—to an Ambassadorship, giving more clout to address the alarming rise in anti-Semitism worldwide. As the Senate has already approved the amended legislation, the bill now heads to President Trump’s desk to be signed into law.

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