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Our bureau is led by an experienced team of public servants, dedicated to the U.S. mission of spreading democracy and respect for human rights globally. The biographies of each of our bureau's senior staff display the diversity of experience and expertise currently benefiting the U.S. cause of promoting freedom around the world.
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Acting Assistant Secretary, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary: Uzra Zeya |
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Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary: Michael G. Kozak |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary: Daniel Baer |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary: Karen J. Hanrahan |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary: Thomas O. Melia |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary: Jane B. Zimmerman |
| Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, Ira N. Forman | |
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Special Representative for International Labor Affairs: Barbara Shailor |
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Special Advisor on International Disability Rights: Judith Heumann |
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Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom: Suzan Johnson Cook |
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