Rep. Elise Stefanik, R.N.Y., will reportedly meet with Israeli President Isaac Herzog when she visits the nation's capital on Tuesday after President-elect Donald Trump named the chairman of the House Republican Conference as his next US ambassador to the United Nations.
Herzog is expected to meet with several high-profile lawmakers in D.C. on Tuesday, including President Biden, Sen. Lindsey Graham and Stefanik, his office told The Times of Israel. The meeting with Stefanik comes shortly after Trump said she would be his next ambassador to the United Nations.
Israel's President Isaac Herzog meets with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (not pictured) before their meeting at Palazzo Chigi, July 25, 2024, in Rome, Italy. (Getty Images)
On Monday, Trump confirmed reports that he would nominate the Republican conference chairwoman to be his next ambassador to the UN, noting that she “is an incredibly strong, tough and smart fighter for America First.”
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Stefanik, the top Republican in the House of Representatives, is also a strong supporter of Israel and has been a leading voice challenging the rising tide of anti-Semitism on college campuses following the tragic massacre of innocent Israelis by Hamas on September 7. October 2023.
Stefanik, for example, made headlines last year after pressuring the presidents of three of the country's most prestigious universities to say whether they thought “calling for the genocide of the Jews” was against their codes of conduct. Ultimately, pressure from Stefanik and other Republican leaders led to the resignations of the presidents of Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania.
Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, speaks to the media before a campaign event with former U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured) at Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (Getty Images)
“The work ahead is immense as we see anti-Semitism skyrocket alongside four years of catastrophically weak American leadership that significantly weakened our national security and diminished our standing in the eyes of allies and adversaries alike,” Stefanik said in a statement. to the New York Post. After the news broke, she had been chosen for the UN embassy.
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Stefanik will be the first major politician to meet with Herzog on Tuesday, and their meeting is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. EST, The Times of Israel reported.
Herzog will then reportedly meet with Graham and Biden.
A spokesperson for Graham told Fox News Digital that their meeting was “not yet confirmed” but that they were working on scheduling.
People walk past a congratulatory billboard showing US President-elect Donald Trump on November 7, 2024, in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Getty Images)
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Herzog's visit to the United States comes amid the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America, held Sunday through Tuesday in the nation's capital, during which Herzog will be the keynote speaker.
Fox News Digital reached out to representatives for Stefanik and Herzog but did not receive a response by press time.
