President Joe Biden on Friday announced that he will appoint Jessica Stern, the longtime executive director of OutRight Action International, as the U.S.
special envoy for international LGBTQ rights. The move means that Stern will be stepping down from the New York-based global LGBTQ rights agency she has led since 2012.
Her new role will take her to the State Department, according to a statement from the White House. The special envoy will play a vital role in leading implementation of the Presidential Memorandum on Advancing the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons Around the World, the administration stated.
Stern, a lesbian, will work to bring together like-minded governments, civil society organizations, corporations, and international