Dec 23, 2024

USCIRF Welcomes Senator Schumer’s Appointment of Ariela Dubler to U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom

Washington, DC – Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) announced on December 20, 2024 the appointment of Ariela Dubler to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF).

“We enthusiastically welcome Ariela Dubler’s appointment to the Commission,” stated USCIRF Chair Stephen Schneck. “Her work in education and her expertise on issues of law and religion will enhance our efforts to understand the myriad ways that violations of freedom of religion or belief impact vulnerable individuals and communities abroad.”

Ariela Dubler serves as the Head of School of the Heschel School, a pluralistic Jewish day school in New York City. Previously, she was the George Welwood Murray Professor of Legal History at Columbia University Law School, where she taught Constitutional law, family law, and legal history.  She also serves on multiple school boards and supports the Jewish community within the academy as a board member for the Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale.

“Ariela Dubler’s wealth of knowledge on legal issues and her passion for supporting the ability of members of the Jewish community to live out their faith in their daily lives will be an asset to USCIRF’s work to enhance the U.S. government’s promotion of religious freedom for all through U.S. foreign policy,” USCIRF Vice Chair Eric Ueland added.

USCIRF Commissioners are appointed by either the President or Congressional leaders of each political party in the Senate and House of Representatives.

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The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is an independent, bipartisan federal government entity established by the U.S. Congress to monitor, analyze, and report on religious freedom abroad. USCIRF makes foreign policy recommendations to the President, the Secretary of State, and Congress intended to deter religious persecution and promote freedom of religion and belief. To interview a Commissioner, please contact USCIRF at [email protected].