HomeRemarks and Releases – Holocaust Issues ...The Privilege of a Lifetime to Serve hide The Privilege of a Lifetime to Serve Remarks Cherrie Daniels, Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Farewell Message via Twitter @StateSEHI Washington DC August 6, 2021 My tenure as Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues is drawing to a close; I will soon begin preparations for my next assignment. It’s been the privilege of a lifetime to serve, to honor the memory, & seek a measure of justice for the millions murdered in the Holocaust & under Nazi persecution. Among the greatest challenges that remain: securing a measure of justice via compensation or restitution for wrongly confiscated property (The JUST Act Report); promoting historically accurate education + remembrance; & confronting Holocaust distortion and minimization. As Secretary Blinken said 6/24 in Berlin: “…the Shoah was not a sharp fall but a gradual descent into darkness.” He later said, “For just as descent is incremental, so is the work of building up principles & practices that can make real the promise of ‘Never Again.'” It’s up to us! Tags Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Holocaust Issues Office of the Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Poland