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Apr 18, 2013
Understanding Faith Communities	News
32nd Annual Seminar on Religious Life "Understanding Faith Communities – An Essential Tool in Foreign Affairs"

Feb 4, 2013
ACF delegation hosted an Indonesia delegation	News
ACF delegation hosted an Indonesia delegation. Rabbi Schneier was joined by David Schneider, Andrew Scharf, John Ellis, Antonio Garcia, Rabbi Benjamin Goldschmidt and Amy Roses.

Jan 18, 2013
Meeting with H.E. Vuk Jeremic	News
Meeting with H.E. Vuk Jeremic, President of the 67th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. Rev. Fr. Mark Arey also attended the meeting.

Jan 12, 2013
International U.N. Holocaust Commemoration	News
International U.N. Holocaust Commemoration

Nov 28, 2012
Rabbi Schneier meets once again with His Holiness	News
Rabbi Schneier meets once again with His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI.

Nov 19, 2012
UNESCO High Panel on Peace and Dialogue	News
UNESCO High Panel on Peace and Dialogue Among Cultures, Building Peace

Sep 27, 2012
Canadian PM Stephen Harper Acceptance Speech	News
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper receives World Statesman Award at 2012 ACF Dinner

Jul 20, 2012
Rabbi Schneier Addresses Salzburg Music Festival	News
Rabbi Arthur Schneier Keynote Speaker at Colloquium for Opening of 2012 Salzburg Music Festival

Jul 11, 2012
Rabbi Schneier Key Speaker at Srebrenica Memorial	News
Rabbi Arthur Schneier Delivers Keynote Address at Seventeenth Annual Memorial Service Commemorating the Srebrenica Genocide Europe's Largest Massacre Since World War II

Jul 11, 2012
Rabbi Schneier's Remarks at Srebrenica Memorial	News
Rabbi Arthur Schneier Gives Commemoration Address at Memorial Ceremony for Victims of Srebrenica Genocide

May 1, 2012
Rabbi Schneier's Visit to Korea	News
President Lee Myung-bak of Korea met with Rabbi Arthur Schneier

Apr 23, 2012
ACF met with Turkish Delegation	News
Rabbi Arthur Schneier and H.E. Archbishop Barsamian welcomed Mayor Kadir Topbas of Istanbul in New York

Mar 22, 2012
Grand Mufti Ceric in New York	News
Visit of Grand Mufti Mustafa Ceric of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Mar 4, 2012
ACF Delegation to Cuba	News
A delegation from ACF went to Cuba to meet governmental and religious leaders

Feb 1, 2012
ACF's 31st Annual Seminar on Religious Life	News
The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton was the keynote speaker at the ACF seminar on religion in international relations.

Dec 11, 2011
Fourth Annual Forum of the UNAOC	News
Rabbi Schneier represented ACF at the Fourth Annual Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations

Dec 5, 2011
ACF at Interreligious Conference on Family	News
ACF and world religious leaders discussed the importance of family in a two day long conference

Nov 30, 2011
H.E. Archbishop Barsamian in Moscow	News
International conference focused on discrimination and persecution against Christians on the world-scale.

Nov 2, 2011
Rabbi Schneier Received Award in Croatia	News
President of Croatia awarded Rabbi Schneier for his dedication to religious freedom and human rights

Oct 27, 2011
World Day of Prayer for Peace	News
ACF joined the Day of Reflection, Dialogue and Prayer for Peace and Justice in the World

Sep 21, 2011
Rabbi Schneier Received Award	News
Polish President bestowed award upon Rabbi Schneier

Jun 22, 2011
Rabbi Schneier Congratulated Pope Benedict XVI	News
Pope Benedict XVI celebrated 60 years of being ordained

May 16, 2011
ACF Attends UN 2600th Buddhist Commemoration	News
ACF President participates in interfaith dialogue commemorating the 2600th anniversary of Buddha's Enlightenment at the UN General Assembly

May 12, 2011
Legion of Honor Medal Awarded to Rabbi Schneier	News
Rabbi Arthur Schneier was recognized by the Republic of France

Mar 14, 2011
Leaders of Change Summit	News
ACF delegation attended the Leaders of Change Summit on March 14-15, 2011

Feb 17, 2011
ACF's 30th Annual Seminar on Religious Life	News
The Honorable William Burns was the keynote speaker at the ACF seminar on diplomacy and religious freedom

Dec 6, 2010
Federal Republic of Germany Honors ACF President	News
ACF President Receives the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit on behalf of President Christian Wulff of the Federal Republic of Germany

Jun 25, 2010
Province of Vienna Honors ACF President	News
ACF President Receives Grand Decoration of Honor in Gold for Special Services

Apr 12, 2010
Hofstra University Awards ACF President	News
ACF President receives 2010 Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize, along with Religions for Peace

Apr 8, 2010
Republic of Hungary Honors ACF President	News
ACF President Receives Commander’s Cross with the Star of the Order of Merit

Jan 21, 2010
ACF's 29th Foreign Service Institute Seminar	News
The Honorable Denis McDonough is keynote speaker at ACF seminar on religious issues in international diplomacy

Dec 7, 2009
King Juan Carlos I of Spain Knights ACF President	News
ACF President Receives Order of Civil Merit by King Juan Carlos I of Spain

Oct 28, 2009
ACF Welcomes Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew	News
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew makes his lone visit to a Jewish house of worship during his 18-day Apostolic trip to the United States

Oct 18, 2009
ACF Pays Tribute at Warsaw Ghetto Monument	News
ACF joins U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and meets with President Lech Kaczynski and First Lady Maria Kaczynska

Sep 24, 2009
ACF Welcomes Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai	News
Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai of Hungary Visits with US Jewish Leaders

Sep 22, 2009
2009 World Statesman Award Ceremony	News
The Right Honorable Gordon Brown MP, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland receives Appeal of Conscience Foundation 2009 World Statesman Award

Jul 21, 2009
ACF Received by President Medvedev in Moscow	News
Russia’s President Dmitri A. Medvedev Meets with Moscow Patriarch Kirill and Rabbi Arthur Schneier

May 11, 2009
ACF Joins Welcome of Pope Benedict XVI to Israel	News
ACF President Rabbi Arthur Schneier, who hosted Pope Benedict XVI in first ever visit to a United States Synagogue, visits Israel during Pope's historic visit

Apr 21, 2009
ACF President Receives Italian Solidarity Medal	News
The Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity Given to Rabbi Arthur Schneier on behalf of his work at the Appeal of Conscience Foundation.

Feb 12, 2009
Private Audience with Pope Benedict XVI	News
Address by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI to Presidents Conference of Major American Jewish Organizations Delegation

Feb 12, 2009
Greeting to His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI	News
Greeting by ACF's Rabbi Arthur Schneier to Pope Benedict XVI at private audience with Presidents Conference of Major American Jewish Organizations Delegation

Feb 1, 2009
Patriarch Kyrill's Enthronement Ceremonies	News
ACF Participates in Enthronement Ceremonies of the New Russian Orthodox Patriarch of Moscow

Jan 24, 2009
Address by Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon	News
Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon's remarks at Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony at Park East Synagogue

Jan 24, 2009
Greetings to Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon	News
His Excellency Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary General of the United Nations welcomed and introduced by ACF's Rabbi Arthur Schneier on eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day

Dec 16, 2008
ACF Leads Delegation to Cuba	News
ACF delegation hopes to further interfaith dialogue and cooperation between American and Cuban religious communities.

Oct 25, 2008
ACF Receives Athenagoras Human Rights Award	News
2008 Patriarch Athenagoras Human Rights Award Given to Rabbi Arthur Schneier and the Appeal of Conscience Foundation

Sep 23, 2008
2008 World Statesman Award Ceremony	News
His Excellency Nicolas Sarkozy, President of the Republic of France receives Appeal of Conscience Foundation 2008 World Statesman Award

Aug 21, 2008
ACF Meets with Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu	News
ACF Delegation in China during 2008 Beijing Olympics Discuss U.S.-Sino Relations with Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu

Jul 16, 2008
King Abdullah Convenes First Interfaith Conference	News
Saudi Arabia King Invites Rabbi Arthur Schneier to Speak at Inter-Religious Conference in Madrid

Apr 18, 2008
Pope Benedict XVI visits Rabbi Arthur Schneier	News
His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI makes historical and unprecedented first visit with Rabbi Arthur Schneier at Park East Synagogue

Sep 25, 2007
2007 World Statesman Award Ceremony	News
Her Excellency Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany receives Appeal of Conscience Foundation 2007 World Statesman Award

Jun 27, 2007
ACF President addresses EU Parliamentary Assembly	News
Rabbi Arthur Schneier addresses the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on combating the rise of anti-Semitism in Europe.

Mar 27, 2007
Appeal of Conscience Foundation Awards Dinner	News
ACF Honors The Lord Browne of Madingley and the Honorable Richard C. Holbrooke at the Awards Dinner

Jan 8, 2007
ACF Delegation Meets New UN Secretary General	News
Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon Meets with Rabbi Arthur Schneier and Appeal of Conscience Foundation (ACF) Delegation

Dec 19, 2006
ACF Co-Chairs Seminar on Interreligious Dialogue	News
H.E. Manuel Chaves, President of the Regional Government of Andalucia, and Rabbi Arthur Schneier Chair Seminar on Inter-religious Dialogue.

Dec 12, 2006
26th Annual Foreign Service Institute Seminar	News
ACF held its 26th Seminar for the U.S. Department of State's Foreign Service Institute on December 12, 2006.

Dec 1, 2006
ACF Delegation visits Cuba	News
Rabbi Arthur Schneier and an Appeal of Conscience Foundation Delegation return from a five day stay in Havana, Cuba

Nov 13, 2006
ACF President meets with Turkish Prime Minister	News
ACF President Rabbi Arthur Schneier meets with Prime Minister Erdogan in Istanbul

Sep 22, 2006
Appeal of Conscience Foundation Annual Awards	News
Appeal of Conscience Foundation Annual Awards Dinner 2006

Jul 17, 2006
Rabbi Schneier on One-Week Official Visit to China	News
ACF High Level Meetings with Chinese Leaders on Regional Stability, 2008 Olympics, and Restoration of Shanghai's Historic Ohel Rachel Synagogue

Jul 13, 2006
2006 ACF Annual Awards Dinner	News
Appeal of Conscience Foundation 2006 Annual Awards Dinner Honorees Chosen

Jun 15, 2006
World Summit of Religious Leaders	News
Rabbi Arthur Schneier to Attend World Summit of Religious Leaders in Moscow

Jun 1, 2006
Rabbi Schneier in Dakar, Senegal	News
JTA Reports on Meeting Between Rabbi Schneier and president of Senegal Abdoulaye Wade

May 2, 2006
Alliance of Civilizations Meeting	News
Rabbi Schneier To Participate in United Nations "Alliance of Civilizations" Meeting in Dakar, Senegal

May 1, 2006
Clinton Global Initiative	News
Rabbi Arthur Schneier Appointed to Clinton Global Initiative

Mar 31, 2006
Serbian Orthodox Delegation Meets with Appeal	News
Delegation of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church Meets with Appeal of Conscience Foundation Leadership

Mar 15, 2006
Rabbi Schneier Appointed to CFR Group	News
Rabbi Arthur Schneier Appointed to Council on Foreign Relations 'Religion in US Foreign Policy Initiative'

Mar 10, 2006
Rabbi Arthur Schneier in Rome	News
Rabbi Schneier Meets with Pope Benedict XVI, Discusses Urgent Need to Protect Religious Sites Worldwide

Mar 1, 2006
Rabbi Schneier: Appoint UN Special Representative	News
Rabbi Schneier Urges Appointment of UN Special Representative to Prevent Attacks on Religious Sites

Feb 27, 2006
Creation of Scholars' Panel on Media and Religion	News
Appeal of Conscience Foundation to Create Panel of Scholars to Sensitize the World Media on Religious Issues

Feb 25, 2006
Rabbi Schneier at UN Meeting in Doha	News
UN Alliance to Bridge Muslim-Western Civilizations Meets in Doha, Qatar Rabbi Arthur Schneier, Member of UN High Level Group

Feb 13, 2006
50th Anniversary, 1956 Hungarian Uprising	News
Rabbi Schneier Invited to State Dept to Commemorate 50th Anniversary of 1956 Hungarian Uprising

Feb 10, 2006
Religious Tolerance in Caucasus Meeting	News
Rabbi Arthur Schneier Meets with His Holiness Karekin II and Archbishop Barsamian to Discuss Religious Freedom in Armenia and Caucasus

Feb 7, 2006
Rabbi Schneier Meets with King Abdullah II	News
Rabbi Arthur Schneier Discusses Peace and Tolerance II Conference with King Abdullah II of Jordan

Feb 6, 2006
Appeal Issues Plea Over Danish Cartoons	News
Appeal of Conscience Plea for Dialogue in Cartoon Controversy

Jan 19, 2006
Jan Eliasson, President , UN General Asssembly	News
Ambassador Jan Eliasson, President of the UN General Assembly to Meet with Appeal Leadership and Speak at Park East Synagogue

Dec 7, 2005
25th ACF Seminar on Religion and Culture	News
The 25th Annual Seminar on Understanding Religion and Culture for the US State Department’s Foreign Service Institute

Nov 23, 2005
ACF Brings Bosnian Religious Leaders to State Dept	News
Appeal of Conscience Foundation Invites Bosnian Religious Leaders to US State Department Conference on 10th Anniversary of Dayton Accords

Nov 14, 2005
Vienna Conference on Islam and the West	News
Rabbi Arthur Schneier Invited by Austrian Government to a Conference on Islam and the West--Hamis Karzai, Jalal Talabani and Mohammad Khatami among participants

Oct 26, 2005
Conference on Peace and Tolerance II	News
Religious Leaders Meet to Foster Peace and Tolerance in Kosovo, Central Asia and the Caucasus

Oct 21, 2005
Alliance of Civilizations	News
Rabbi Arthur Schneier, President, Appeal of Conscience Foundation, Appointed to High-Level Group, Alliance of Civilizations by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan; Group to Bridge Divides Between Societies Exploited By Extremists

Oct 5, 2005
Hungary PM Pays Visit to Rabbi Schneier	News
Ferenc Gyurcsàny Brings Message of Tolerance

Sep 21, 2005
ACF Honors World Leaders 40th Anniversary Dinner	News
The Honorable John Howard, Prime Minister Of Australia; Jorma Ollila, Chairman And Ceo Of Nokia Corporation; The Honorable Peter G. Peterson, Senior Chairman And Co-Founder, The Blackstone Group

Jan 1, 2005
Memorial Service for Victims of the Tsunami	News
Rabbi Arthur Schneier, President of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation, Spiritual leader, Park East Synagogue held a memorial service at the Park East Synagogue on New Year's Day

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