Farah Pandith
Ms. Pandith is currently the Special Representative to Muslim Communities for the United States Department of State. She was appointed to this position on June 23rd, 2009 by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and sworn in by Secretary Clinton at a ceremony at the State Department on September 15, 2009. Prior to her current role of Special Representative to Muslim Communities, she was Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. This role was created for the first time in U.S. history. Ms. Pandith was responsible for engaging with Muslim communities in Europe.