American Jewish Congress Leadership Meets World Leaders At U.N. General Assembly’s 78th Session

New York, NY, September 21, 2023 – President American Jewish Congress, Mr. Jack Rosen and Vice Chair Daniel Rosen met the President of Brazil and Ukraine, Saudi Arabia’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs, and the Foreign Minister of Israel on the floor of the United Nations General Assembly in its 78th opening session and will continue high-level engagements this week with leaders and state delegates. This is part of Mr. Rosen and American Jewish Congress’s longstanding policy of working closely with international partners.

Our leadership joined the delegations of the United States Government and the Government of Ukraine in listening to the landmark speeches by President Joe Biden and President Volodymyr Zelensky and other leaders at the UNGA session on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023.

President Zelensky of Ukraine met Jack Rosen and Daniel Rosen, President and the Vice Chair of the American Jewish Congress, on the floor of the General Assembly. They exchanged greetings before President Zelensky’s first in-person address at the U.N. since the invasion. The American Jewish Congress leadership praised President Zelensky’s work for his homeland and people, and his efforts to preserve Ukraine’s territorial integrity and the remarkable way in which he rallied international support for this cause. For his part, President Zelensky lauded the contributions of the American Jewish Congress in the United States and internationally.

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Mr. Jack Rosen exchanged pleasantries on the UNGA floor. The Brazilian president was the first to deliver a state address for this session. Mr. Rosen conveyed the best wishes of American Jewish Congress leadership to the President and the people of Brazil.

Mr. Rosen and Foreign Minister Eli Cohen of Israel exchanged greetings on the floor of the UN General Assembly.

Saudi Minister Of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir met Mr. Jack Rosen, President of the American Jewish Congress, at the U.N. building. Minister Al-Jubeir and Mr. Rosen enjoy a relationship that goes back several years, to Minister Al-Jubeir’s days as Riyadh’s ambassador in D.C.

The American Jewish Congress maintains robust ties with partners across the Middle East and had led the first delegation of American Jewish leaders to Saudi Arabia in 1992. Our efforts include leading several other initiatives in the region with partners in Israel, Turkey, Jordan, and with other countries in Asia, such as Vietnam, Taiwan, and a landmark effort for Israel-Pakistan normalization back in 2005, working closely with leaders in Washington and Ankara.

Check our statement at the start of the 78th session of UNGA and our position on U.N.’s 2030 Agenda at this link: https://ajcongress.org/statements/press-release-american-jewish-congress-leadership-joins-world-leaders-at-unga/.
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