Tag: HRC
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Labor Department Chief of Staff Ana Ma to Become HRC COO & Chief of Staff
Today the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) announced that Ana M. Ma has been hired as the organization’s new Chief Operating Officer and Chief of Staff. Ma joins HRC from the U.S. Department of Labor where she currently serves as Chief of Staff.
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Immigration Reform Provides One Quarter Million LGBT Immigrants a Path to Citizenship
Today, the United States Senate passed a bi-partisan immigration reform bill by a vote of 68-32. Human Rights Campaign (HRC) President Chad Griffin released the following statement:
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HRC Statements on the Nominations of John Berry and Wally Brewster
Last Friday the White House announced the nominations of John Berry to be Ambassador to Australia, and James “Wally” Brewster, Jr. to be Ambassador to the Dominican Republic.
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HRC Statement on the Closing of Exodus International
Yesterday, Exodus International, an organisation which for years advocated for and practiced dangerous so-called therapies to change people’s sexual orientation, announced it is closing its doors for good.
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HRC Statements on Nominations of James Costos and Rufus Gifford
Last Friday the White House announced the nominations of James Costos, an accomplished businessman and current executive at HBO, as the United States Ambassador to Spain, and Rufus Gifford, a former finance official for the Presidential Inaugural Committee, Obama for America, and the Democratic National Committee, as the United States Ambassador to Denmark.
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HRC Statement on Daniel Baer’s Nomination to be Ambassador to OSCE
Today the White House announced its intention to nominate Daniel Baer – the current Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor – as the next Ambassador to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe ( OSCE ).