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Global Heritage Alliance Initiates Congressional Letter To Department of State

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For Immediate Release
Contact: Elias Gerasoulis
April 24, 2024
No. 2

Washington, DC—The Global Heritage Alliance successfully worked with Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, to initiate a strongly worded letter to the State Department’s Acting Inspector General, requesting an investigation into the State Department’s decision to convert the “emergency” import restrictions on cultural goods for Yemen into regular ones, all without a proper Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) review or public comment, as is required by the Cultural Property Implementation Act of 1983 (CPIA).

Ethnic minority and religious groups, including from the Jewish diaspora, as well as collector groups, with whom GHA closely collaborates with, expressed deep concerns about the MOU. To that effect, the Ancient Coin Collectors Guild (ACCG) made a Freedom of Information (FOIA) request to obtain further information regarding this extra-legal Cultural Property MOU with Yemen.

According to GHA Executive Director Elias Gerasoulis “For years, the State Department and CPAC have made the process of approving and renewing Cultural Property MOU’s into a rubber stamp process. However, now the State Department feels that it does not even need to pretend to follow the procedures and processes set forth in the Cultural Property Implementation Act (CPIA). Congress has a critical role in oversight, and making sure the State Department follows the law. The Global Heritage Alliance applauds Congressman Wilson for his efforts to hold the State Department accountable, and to have the Yemen Cultural Property MOU investigated.”

Click Here to View Congressman Joe Wilson’s Letter To the Department of State

For additional information, please contact Elias Gerasoulis at egerasoulis@global-heritage.org. For general information on GHA, see our Web site at https://global-heritage.org/.

(L-R) GHA Executive Director & Congressman Ronny Jackson

Global Heritage Alliance Ends 2023 With High Level End-Of-Year Policy Meetings

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For Immediate Release

Contact: Elias Gerasoulis

January 25, 2024

No. 1

Washington, DC—The Global Heritage Alliance (GHA) conducted several high-level Congressional meetings during December, 2023. Global Heritage Alliance Executive Director Elias Gerasoulis met with the following members of Congress: Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ), senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Congressman Ronny Jackson (R-TX), member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Congressman John Carter (R-TX), member of the House Appropriations Committee.

During the meetings, GHA Executive Director Gerasoulis discussed the multi-faceted concerns of its constituencies. GHA lobbyist Marc Lubin (DLM Group) and legal counsel Peter Tompa accompanied Executive Director Gerasoulis in the meetings.

According to GHA Executive Director Gerasoulis “I want to thank Representatives Smith, Jackson, and Carter for their interest in GHA. We look forward to working together on many areas of mutual interest.”

“I appreciate invaluable assistance of Messrs. Lubin and Tompa in our public policy outreach.”

For additional information, please contact Elias Gerasoulis at egerasoulis@global-heritage.org. For general information on GHA, see our Web site at https://global-heritage.org/.

Photos From Meetings

(L-R) GHA Executive Director & Congressman Ronny Jackson

(L-R) GHA Executive Director & Congressman Ronny Jackson

(L-R) GHA Executive Director & Congressman John Carter

(L-R) GHA Executive Director & Congressman John Carter

(L-R) GHA Executive Director, Congressman Chris Smith, & GHA Board Member Peter Tompa

(L-R) GHA Executive Director, Congressman Chris Smith, & GHA Board Member Peter Tompa

 

About Global Heritage Alliance

Global Heritage Alliance is a Washington, DC-based advocacy organization, led by well-respected figures from the art, antiquities, and political worlds. GHA calls for a balanced U.S. government approach to cultural policy based on American values. Global and international access to art are in the public interest. U.S. cultural life is enhanced by the lawful international exchange of art and antiquities; of which museums, scholars, private collectors, dealers, and auction houses play an instrumental role. GHA advocates for recognition of religious and cultural rights in U.S. foreign policy. We support the protection of private property of American citizens, businesses and museums as well as that of religious and ethnic minorities across the globe. We make clear the facts necessary to good U.S. policy on the arts and the harms of foreign government confiscation by lawless and rogue regimes. Working together with religious and ethnic minorities and public interest organizations, we educate legislators, government agencies and the U.S. public.

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