NEW YORK, May 22, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --
Angelino Alfano, Minister of Foreign
Affairs of Italy, will address the
AJC Global Forum 2017, which will take place June 4-6, in Washington, D.C.
The AJC Global Forum is the advocacy organization's signature
annual event, bringing together more than 2,500 participants from
across the United States and 70
countries around the world.
"We are honored that Foreign Minister Alfano will join us in
Washington to share his
perspective on regional and global challenges," said AJC CEO
David Harris, who, most recently,
met with the foreign minister in Rome last month. "Italy is one of the world's leading countries
– a founding member of the European Union, a NATO member, a current
member of the UN Security Council, a member of the G-7, and an
active leader in the Mediterranean region."
AJC has long maintained an office in Rome, which is directed by Lisa Palmieri-Billig, and regularly engages with
Italian diplomats across the U.S. The global Jewish advocacy
organization meets with Italian officials, including most recently
in Rome in April.
"The Italian-Israeli bilateral relationship is robust, with
frequent visits of officials back and forth between the two
countries, and extensive cooperation on security issues and on
research and development. Minister Alfano has played a key role in
expanding the partnership," said Harris. "Illustrative of the
friendship was Italy's courageous
decision, the first by a European country, to oppose the most
recent UNESCO resolution on Jerusalem. Moreover, Minister Alfano has
repeatedly demonstrated his determination to fight anti-Semitism in
his country and across Europe."
Other world leaders confirmed to date to address the AJC Global
Forum include:
- Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian
Kurz
- Cypriot President Nicos
Anastasiades
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu, via video from Jerusalem, in conversation with five AJC young
leaders
- Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary-General
Luis Almagro
- Romanian President Klaus
Iohannis
- Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian
Balakrishnan
AJC, founded in 1906 and with headquarters in New York, maintains 22 regional offices across
the United States; 10 overseas
posts; and 34 international association agreements with Jewish
communities.
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SOURCE American Jewish Committee