Press Release - President Obama Announces Presidential Delegation to Attend the World Humanitarian Summit

President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to Attend the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, Turkey on May 23-24, 2016.

The Honorable Gayle Smith, Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, will lead the delegation.

Members of the Presidential Delegation:

The Honorable John Bass, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey, Department of State

The Honorable Sarah Sewall, Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, Department of State

The Honorable Anne C. Richard, Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration, Department of State