Malcolm Hoenlein

Malcolm Hoenlein was the executive vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations[1] from June 1986 until 2019.

He has taught international relations and served as a Middle East specialist at the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI).

President George W. Bush appointed Hoenlein to serve on the honorary delegation to accompany him to Jerusalem for the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the State of Israel in May 2008.

[3] On Sept 18, 2008, Hoenlein announced that the coalition of groups sponsoring a rally to protest Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had concluded they must rescind an invitation to vice presidential candidate Gov.

According to an interview Hoenlein gave to NBC/NJ, the invitation was initially extended to balance Sen. Hillary Clinton, who had long been on the rally agenda.

Sen. Richard Durbin, however, noted "it's very tense political time, the election is so close, and I think there were basic mistakes made in organizing this rally, I'm not being negative, but I think the way the invitations were issued created a problem.