Shelley Greenspan, a policy advisor to the National Security Council and a former foreign affairs officer at the State Department, has been appointed liaison to the Jewish community. She takes over the position from Chanan Weissman, who served under President Biden and most recently traveled with the President on his trip to the Middle East that included Israel and Saudi Arabia.

The position of White House liaison to the Jewish community dates to the Carter administration and typically works on outreach to the Jewish community. Antisemitism has been growing globally and domestically. The Anti-Defamation League recorded a record-high 2,717 antisemitic incidents in the U.S. in 2021. “I applaud President Biden for a continued commitment to the Jewish community,” said Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), a Jewish member of Congress active on issues related to Israel, the Jewish community and antisemitism.