Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Persons

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Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons
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Incumbent
Jessica Stern
since September 27, 2021[1]
AppointerPresident of the United States
Inaugural holderRandy W. Berry
FormationApril 13, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-04-13)
Websitestate.gov

The Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons is a position at the United States Department of State within the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor.[2][3] The office oversees the United States government’s efforts to support the human rights of LGBTQI+ people around the world.[4][5]

History

The Office was created during the tenure of United States Secretary of State John Kerry.[6] The first Special Envoy was Randy W. Berry, who was sworn in on April 13, 2015 and served until November 2017.[7]

The post was vacant until June 2021,[8][9] when President Joe Biden announced that he would appoint Jessica Stern to the position.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Jessica Stern" (in en-US). https://www.state.gov/biographies/jessica-stern/. 
  2. ↑ "Randy Berry Appointed America’s first Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Persons - Council for Global Equality". http://www.globalequality.org/component/content/article/1-in-the-news/208-randy-berry-appointed-americas-first-special-envoy-for-the-human-rights-of-lgbt-persons. 
  3. ↑ brian (2015-02-23). "Statement by IGLHRC on the Appointment of a Special Envoy on LGBTI Rights by the United States" (in en). https://outrightinternational.org/content/statement-iglhrc-appointment-special-envoy-lgbti-rights-united-states. 
  4. ↑ Campaign, Human Rights. "HRC Applauds Appointment of Randy Berry as State Department’s First Ever LGBT Human Rights Envoy" (in en). http://www.hrc.org/blog/hrc-applauds-appointment-of-randy-berry-as-state-departments-first-ever-lgb/. 
  5. ↑ Monsen, Lauren (2015-06-02). "Randy Berry, US special envoy for LGBTI rights" (in en-US). https://share.america.gov/randy-berry-u-s-special-envoy-lgbti-rights/. 
  6. ↑ "What’s Special about the US "Special Envoy" for LGBT Rights?" (in en-US). 2015-02-27. https://www.amnestyusa.org/whats-special-about-the-us-special-envoy-for-lgbt-rights/. 
  7. ↑ "Berry, Randy W." (in en-US). https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/240706.htm. 
  8. ↑ "Exclusive: First diplomat for LGBT rights speaks out" (in en). https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/04/26/us-diplomat-champion-for-lgbt-people/26314885/. 
  9. ↑ "U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Prevents Trump Administration’s Efforts to Eliminate LGBTI Rights as U.S. Foreign Policy Priority | U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin" (in en). https://www.baldwin.senate.gov/press-releases/lgbti-rights-foreign-policy. 
  10. ↑ Donald Judd and Kate Sullivan. "President Joe Biden appoints Jessica Stern special envoy for LGBTQ rights". https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/25/politics/lgbtq-envoy-jessica-stern/index.html. 

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