Farah Pandith

Farah Pandith was the first ever Special Representative to Muslim Communities for the United States Department of State. She was appointed to this position on June 23, 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. She joined the Harvard University Institute of Politics in 2014.

Pandith was born in India and immigrated with her mother to Massachusetts on July 4, 1969. 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. Pandith was responsible for engaging with Muslim communities in Europe.

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