FACULTY LEADER
Thomas Farr
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Religion and US Foreign Policy
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The Future of U.S. International Religious Freedom Policy: Recommendations for the Obama Administration
Report of the Georgetown Symposia on U.S. International Religious Freedom Policy
"Diplomacy in an Age of Faith: Religious Freedom and National Security"
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The International Religious Freedom Act: Ten Years Later
In October 1998 Congress passed, and President Clinton signed, the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA). The IRFA mandated the promotion of religious liberty around the world as a central element of American foreign policy. In 2008 three symposia at Georgetown examined the origins and promise (February 25), performance (April 21), and future (October 10) of IRF policy. Experts from across the spectrum of American public life—scholars, policymakers, activists, and journalists—as well as informed officials and observers from around the globe, will address the strengths, the weaknesses, and the prospects of a policy designed to advance international religious freedom.
This series is hosted by Georgetown University and co-organized by the Berkley Center and the Council on Faith & International Affairs at the Institute for Global Engagement. Co-sponsors include:
International Center for Law and Religion Studies at Brigham Young University
Council for America’s First Freedom, Richmond, Virginia
Ethics and Public Policy Center, Washington DC
Religious Liberties Practice Group of The Federalist Society, Washington DC
Leonard Greenberg Center for the Study of Religion in Public Life, Hartford, Connecticut
Council on Foreign Relations, New York, NY.
The series is also made possible in part through the generous support of the Henry Luce Foundation and the Luce/SFS Program on Religion and International Affairs.
International Center for Law and Religion Studies at Brigham Young University
Council for America’s First Freedom, Richmond, Virginia
Ethics and Public Policy Center, Washington DC
Religious Liberties Practice Group of The Federalist Society, Washington DC
Leonard Greenberg Center for the Study of Religion in Public Life, Hartford, Connecticut
Council on Foreign Relations, New York, NY.
The series is also made possible in part through the generous support of the Henry Luce Foundation and the Luce/SFS Program on Religion and International Affairs.
