NEW YORK, May 24, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --
Gilad Erdan, a senior member of the
Israeli Cabinet, will address the AJC Global Forum 2017 on the 50th
anniversary of the Six-Day War. 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.
Erdan, Israeli Minister of Public Security and Strategic
Affairs, will address the Global Forum soon after President Trump's
visit to Israel, which further
highlighted the longstanding, close relationship, based on shared
democratic values, between the U.S. and Israel.
"We are honored that Minister Erdan, on this all important date
in the history of Israel, will be
with the AJC in Washington," said
AJC CEO David Harris. "We look
forward to hearing Minister Erdan's insightful perspectives on
current and prospective strategic challenges facing Israel, including the fight against terror,
and efforts to advance Arab-Israeli peace."
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
- Italian Foreign Minister Angelino
Alfano
- 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