United States Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Persons

The Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Persons is a position at the United States Department of State within the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor.[1][2] The office oversees the United States government’s efforts to support the human rights of LGBT people around the world.[3][4]

Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Persons
LocationWashington, D.C.
Special EnvoyPosition vacant
Websitewww.state.gov

History

The Office was created during the tenure of United States Secretary of State John Kerry.[5] The first Special Envoy was Randy W. Berry, who was sworn in on April 13, 2015 and served until November 2017.[6] The post has been vacant since that time.[7][8]

The State Department relaunched its website in June 2019.[9] As of July 2019, the new site does not contain information about this position.

References
  1. "Randy Berry Appointed America's first Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Persons - Council for Global Equality". www.globalequality.org. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
  2. brian (2015-02-23). "Statement by IGLHRC on the Appointment of a Special Envoy on LGBTI Rights by the United States". Global LGBT Human Rights Organization | OutRight. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
  3. Campaign, Human Rights. "HRC Applauds Appointment of Randy Berry as State Department's First Ever LGBT Human Rights Envoy". Human Rights Campaign. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
  4. Monsen, Lauren (2015-06-02). "Randy Berry, US special envoy for LGBTI rights". ShareAmerica. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
  5. "What's Special about the US "Special Envoy" for LGBT Rights?". Amnesty International USA. 2015-02-27. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
  6. "Berry, Randy W." U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
  7. "Exclusive: First diplomat for LGBT rights speaks out". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
  8. "U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Prevents Trump Administration's Efforts to Eliminate LGBTI Rights as U.S. Foreign Policy Priority | U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin". www.baldwin.senate.gov. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
  9. "State.gov Website Modernization". United States Department of State. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
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