Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom John V. Hanford III on the Release of the State Departments 2006 Designations of Countries of Particular Concern for Severe Violations of Religious Freedom
14th Nov 2006, 18:09 GMT
2006/1035 (2:15 p.m. EST) MR. GALLEGOS: Good afternoon. How are you all doing? Thank you for coming. Let's see, May of 2002, John Hanford was appointed by President Bush as U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom. In this role, Ambassador Hanford leads our government's efforts to oppose religious persecution, to free religious prisoners and to promote religious freedom -- all core objectives of U.S.
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