HomeOffice of International Religious Freedom ...Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom hide Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom About the Ministerial The Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom brings together leaders from around the world to discuss the challenges facing religious freedom, identify means to address religious persecution and discrimination worldwide, and promote greater respect and preservation of religious liberty for all. This event focuses on concrete outcomes that reaffirm international commitments to promote religious freedom and produce real, positive change. 2019 Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom Events at the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom at the U.S. Department of State in Washington D.C. on July 18, 2019. [State Department photo by Ralph Alswang/ Public Domain] Close Discover More Archive: Previous Ministerials 2022 International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief; Hosted by the United Kingdom 2020 Ministerial To Advance Religious Freedom and Belief; Hosted by the Republic of Poland 2019 Ministerial To Advance Religious Freedom 2018 Ministerial To Advance Religious Freedom Potomac Documents Potomac Declaration Potomac Plan of Action Statements and More Archive: U.S.-Poland Joint Statement on Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom Archive: Survivors of Religious Persecution at the UN General Assembly