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The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release

President Obama Announces Presidential Delegation to the Federal Republic of Germany to Attend the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Berlin Conference on Anti-Semitism Tenth Anniversary Commemoration

President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to the Federal Republic of Germany to attend the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Berlin Conference on Anti-Semitism Tenth Anniversary Commemoration on November 13.

The Honorable Samantha Power, U. S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, will lead the delegation.

Members of the Presidential Delegation:

The Honorable John B. Emerson, U.S. Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, Department of State

The Honorable Daniel Baer, U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe, Department of State

The Honorable Melissa Rogers, Special Assistant to the President and Executive Director of The White House Office of Faith-Based Partnerships

Mr. Ira N. Forman, Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, Department of State

Dr. Deborah Lipstadt, Member, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council and Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish and Holocaust Studies at Emory University

Mr. Abraham H. Foxman, National Director, Anti-Defamation League