special envoy
First diplomat for LGBT rights speaks out
By Oren Dorell — April 29, 2015
WASHINGTON -- In his trailblazing role at the State Department, Randy Berry says, he has an opportunity to help his two children grow up in a world more accepting than the one he was born into.
Activists demand Obama appoint envoy for persecuted Middle Eastern Christians
By Lauren Markoe — April 23, 2015
WASHINGTON (RNS) The blood of Christians and other religious minorities is reddening the Middle East. So why hasn't President Obama chosen a special envoy to address their plight?
Global religious hot spots get their own U.S. envoy
By Lauren Markoe — August 20, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) Congress created a new job at the State Department to protect religious minorities across the Middle East. But is the position really open?
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