United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Employee Directory
International AffairsDistrict of Columbia, United States11-50 Employees
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is an independent, bipartisan U.S. federal government body established by the 1998 International Religious Freedom Act to monitor freedom of religion or belief abroad. It evaluates violations against international standards and makes policy recommendations to the President, the Secretary of State, and Congress. Based in Washington, DC, USCIRF operates in the international affairs sphere with a professional, nonpartisan staff and is separate from the State Department, though the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom is a non-voting ex officio Commissioner. Commissioners are appointed by the President and congressional leaders from both parties, underscoring its bipartisan, independent mandate. Recent developments include the appointment of new commissioners in 2026, such as CeCe Heil and Gunisha Kaur.