Secretary of State Antony Blinken chaired the 2024 meeting of the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. Federal agencies on the task force shared their progress on anti-trafficking initiatives and their commitments to advancing the goals of the National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking.
Honorable Sameer Jain, a member of the U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking, also delivered remarks on the Council’s 2023 report and underscored the importance of engaging survivors, leveraging data, and incorporating principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) in the development of anti-trafficking policies and programs.
At the meeting, three new appointments to the Council were announced: Honorable Jose Alfaro, of Massachusetts, Honorable Christina Love, of Alaska, and Honorable Chris Ash, of North Carolina.
During the meeting, Secretary Blinken presented the 2023 Presidential Award for Extraordinary Efforts to Combat Trafficking in Persons to two exceptional recipients: Dr. Minh Dang, co-founder and Executive Director of Survivor Alliance; and to Restore NYC.
Secretary Blinken reaffirmed the Department’s commitment to combating human trafficking and inspiring engagement across the country and international community. The Department aims to do its part by:
A video recording of the meeting will be available at https://www.state.gov/the-presidents-interagency-task-force.