National Interreligious Leadership Delegation
In Support of the Road Map to Peace in the Middle East
A delegation of the highest levels of national Jewish, Christian and Muslim religious leadership has come together to express the moral and political imperative for more active, determined and effective US leadership in bringing peace to the birthplace of the three Abrahamic faiths. The delegation members will use the communication networks and other resources of the organizations they represent to help build local, regional and national appreciation of the urgent need for moderate voices to assert themselves, make Jerusalem a symbol of peace for the world, and prevent further escalation of violence in the region, in the United States, and more broadly.
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Members of the Delegation
Christian Leaders |
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His Eminence, Theodore Cardinal McCarrick Archbishop of Washington | His Eminence, Archbishop Demetrios Primate Greek Orthodox Church in America |
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His Eminence, William Cardinal Keeler Archbishop of Baltimore | His Eminence, Archbishop Khajag Barsamian Primate Armenian Apostolic Church in America |
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Most Reverend William Skylstad President United States Conference of Catholic Bishops | The Most Reverend Frank T. Griswold III Presiding Bishop Episcopal Church |
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Bishop Thomas Hoyt Jr. President National Council of Churches | The Reverend Clifton Kirkpatrick Stated Clerk Presbyterian Church (USA) |
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Bishop Mark Hanson Presiding Bishop Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | The Reverend John M. Buchanan Editor and Publisher Christian Century |
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The Reverend John Thomas General Minister & President United Church of Christ | Richard J. Mouw President Fuller Theological Seminary |
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Bishop Sharon Zimmerman Rader Sec. of the Council of Bishops The United Methodist Church | The Reverend Leighton Ford President Leighton Ford Ministries |
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The Reverend Chris Hobgood General Minister, President Christian Churches (Disciples of Christ) | David Neff Editor and Vice-President Christianity Today |
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Richard E. Stearns President World Vision | |
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Jewish Leaders |
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Rabbi Janet Marder President Central Conference of American Rabbis (Reform) | Rabbi Peter S. Knobel Board of Trustees Union of American Hebrew Congregations (Reform) |
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Rabbi Paul Menitoff Executive Vice President Central Conference of American Rabbis (Reform) | Rabbi Harry K. Danziger Vice President Central Conference of American Rabbis (Reform) |
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Rabbi Jerome M. Epstein Executive Vice President United Synagogue Council (Conservative) | Rabbi Merle S. Singer Temple Beth El, Boca Raton, Florida (Reform) |
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Rabbi Amy Small President Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association | Rabbi David E. Stern Temple Emanu-El, Dallas, Texas (Reform) |
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Rabbi Elliot Dorff Rector University of Judaism (Conservative) | Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson Dean Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies (Conservative) |
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Rabbi David Saperstein Director Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism | Rabbi Alvin Sugarman Vice-President A Different Future |
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Muslim Leaders |
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Dawud A. Assad Former President Council of Mosques, USA | Dr. Sayyid Muhammad Syeed Secretary General Islamic Society of North America |
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Naeem Baig General Secretary Islamic Circle of North America | Nahid Angha, Ph. D. Co-Director International Association of Sufism (IAS) |
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Imam Warith Deen Mohammed Leader &International Spokesperson American Society of Muslims | Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf Founder American Sufi Muslim Association |
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Iftekhar A. Hai Founding Director & Director of Interfaith Relations United Muslims of America | Imam Yahya Hendi Chaplain Georgetown University |
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Organizational affiliations are meant for identification purposes only. |