Monday, August 11, 2008

3 USCIRF Commissioners Are Reappointed

Three current members of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom have been reappointed for additional two-year terms on the Commission, according to a USCIRF release last week. The 9-person Commission is made up of members appointed by the President, the President Pro-tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. (Sec. 201 of Intl. Relig. Freedom Act of 1998). Michael Cromartie and Leonard A. Leo were reappointed by the President. Dr. Elizabeth H. Prodromou was reappointed by the Speaker of the House.