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JDC Appoints Josh Kram as Government Affairs Representative

Contact:

Michael Geller / JDC Telephone: (212) 885-0838

For Immediate Release

New York, New York, USA, –

The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), the world’s largest Jewish humanitarian assistance organization, has appointed Josh Kram its Government Affairs Representative in Washington, D.C. Kram will help expand JDC’s existing governmental outreach by raising the organization’s profile and deepening relationships with public officials.

“We’re delighted to have Josh Kram join the JDC team. His broad background working with government officials and on foreign policy issues will help JDC further its historic and ever-expanding role of providing critical support for Jews and others in distress, danger or need around the globe,” said JDC CEO Steve Schwager.

Kram has worked with global advocacy organizations, political candidates, think tanks, Jewish communal organizations, and founded a Washington-based consulting firm. His experience includes working with the Council on Foreign Relations and it’s Senior Middle East Fellow Dan Senor, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and Hillel. He also served as National Director of Jewish Outreach and foreign policy advisor to Hillary Clinton’s Presidential Campaign and began his career with AIPAC.

About JDC

The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) is the world’s leading Jewish humanitarian assistance organization. JDC works in more than 70 countries and in Israel to alleviate hunger and hardship, rescue Jews in danger, create lasting connections to Jewish life, and provide immediate relief and long-term development support for victims of natural and man-made disasters.

For more information, please visit www.JDC.org.

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