Former ambassador for religious freedom to speak at ND | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Former ambassador for religious freedom to speak at ND Former ambassador for religious freedom to speak at ND Published: September 29, 2002 Author: Michael O. Garvey Robert A. Seiple, former U.S. ambassador at large for international religious freedom, will give a lecture entitled “Religious Freedom: From Human Rights to Realpolitik,” on Tuesday (Oct. 1) at 3 p.m. in the auditorium of Notre Dame’s Hesburgh Center for International Studies.p. Seiple was appointed the first U.S. ambassador for religious freedom by President Clinton in 1999, after Congress specified the issue of religious freedom as an official concern of the nation’s foreign policy. Before his appointment, he had served as president of World Vision, Inc., the largest privately funded relief and development agency in the world. He also is former president of Eastern College and Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary at St. Davids, Pa.p. TopicID: 3067 Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn