Presidential Promotion of International Religious Freedom
William Inboden Sunday, 1 June 2008
The President's role in implementing the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA) is indispensable. Though most of IRFA's imperatives apply to the State Department for day-to-day execution, almost every dimension of religious freedom policy—as with foreign policy in general—emanates ultimately from the presidency. The President is, after all, chief executive, chief diplomat, chief of the bully pulpit, and commander-in-chief. In turn, the White House can play a key role in several areas of religious freedom policy. These include defining strategic priorities, personnel appointments, diplomatic activity and gestures, policy decisions, and budget and programming priorities.
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