The Secretary of State's Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, Gregg Rickman, arrived in Uruguay July 6 to meet with local human rights groups and Jewish community leaders. The July 6-7 visit was coordinated by the U.S. Embassy Montevideo and included visits to the Holocaust Memorial and other Jewish heritage sites, as well as meetings with the Ministry of Education's Honorary Commission Against Racism, Xenophobia And All Forms Of Discrimination, and the Mayor of Montevideo, Ricardo Ehrlich.

The Office of the Special Envoy To Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism (SEAS) advocates U.S. policy on anti-Semitism both in the U.S. and internationally. Anti-Semitism is discrimination against or hatred toward Jews. SEAS develops and implements policies and projects to support efforts to combat anti-Semitism and welcomes information on anti-Semitic incidents, including personal and property attacks; government policies, including judicial/prosecutorial decisions and educational programs on the issue; and press and mass media reports.

Gregg Rickman and Karen Paikin of the State Department's Office of the Special Envoy To Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism visit the Holocaust Memorial monument in Montevideo and the Beit Israel synagogue.
Gregg Rickman and Karen Paikin meet with the director of Human Rights of the Uruguayan Ministry of Education, Dr. Maria Elena Martinez, and other members of the Honorary Commission Against Racism, Xenophobia And All Forms of Discrimination.
Gregg Rickman speaking with Enrique Jinchuk, president of the B'nai B'rith organization in Montevideo.		Karen Paikin, Gregg Rickman with Montevideo Mayor Enrique Ehrlich and human rights activist Javier Miranda.
Reception at the U.S. Ambassador's Residence hosted by Ambassador and Mrs. Frank Baxter with local Jewish community leaders for special envoys Gregg Rickman and Karen Paiking.