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    Rep. Gallego Afghan Resettlement Advisory Council Letter

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    The letter requests that President Biden create an Afghan Refugee Resettlement Advisory Council to ensure Afghans being resettled in the US and organizations assisting them have input. The proposed council would advise the resettlement effort, help stakeholders solve problems, and include representation from relevant government agencies, the Afghan diaspora, refugee groups, and veterans organizations.

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    The letter requests that President Biden create an Afghan Refugee Resettlement Advisory Council to ensure Afghans being resettled in the US and organizations assisting them have input. The proposed council would advise the resettlement effort, help stakeholders solve problems, and include representation from relevant government agencies, the Afghan diaspora, refugee groups, and veterans organizations.

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    Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-07), along with 15 other members of Congress, sent a letter to the White House urging the Biden Administration to create an Afghan Resettlement Advisory Council to ensure Afghans, experts, and stakeholders who are on the ground to assist in the resettlement of Afghans in the United States have a seat at the decision-making table.

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    The letter requests that President Biden create an Afghan Refugee Resettlement Advisory Council to ensure Afghans being resettled in the US and organizations assisting them have input. The proposed council would advise the resettlement effort, help stakeholders solve problems, and include representation from relevant government agencies, the Afghan diaspora, refugee groups, and veterans organizations.

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    Rep. Gallego Afghan Resettlement Advisory Council Letter

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    The letter requests that President Biden create an Afghan Refugee Resettlement Advisory Council to ensure Afghans being resettled in the US and organizations assisting them have input. The proposed council would advise the resettlement effort, help stakeholders solve problems, and include representation from relevant government agencies, the Afghan diaspora, refugee groups, and veterans organizations.

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    September 24, 2021

    President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.


    The White House
    1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
    Washington, D.C. 20500

    Dear President Biden:


    We thank you for your rapid action to assist our Afghan allies and at-risk Afghan populations as
    they resettle in the United States through the Afghan Placement and Assistance Program (APA).
    As part of this effort, we ask that you create an Afghan Refugee Resettlement Advisory Council
    to ensure that Afghans and the experts and stakeholders who are working on the ground to assist
    them have a seat at the decision-making table as the process unfolds.
    As federal agencies, states, nonprofits, and local communities turn to the task of ensuring Afghan
    allies and their families can safely and successfully begin new lives in the United States, we must
    ensure that the people most affected by this process have a seat at the table; namely, Afghans
    themselves and the groups on the ground assisting them. An Afghan Refugee Resettlement
    Advisory Council would advise the interagency resettlement effort, act as a hub for stakeholders
    to generate effective solutions, and pivot to solve problems in real time as they arise. An effective
    council should include representation from all government agencies involved in the resettlement
    effort, members of the Afghan diaspora, refugee assistance and resettlement groups with expertise
    and experience in providing transition assistance and support, and veterans’ groups that have been
    instrumental in Afghan evacuation and assistance thus far.
    Bringing Afghan refugees to America for safe harbor is only the first step towards ensuring
    America keeps its promise to our friends and allies. This welcome must be accompanied by a long-
    term commitment to meeting the needs of this new population and ensuring that Afghans and their
    families, as well as the communities that welcome them, have the resources they need to succeed.
    Meeting that challenge will require open communication and efficient, compassionate, and user-
    informed decision-making, which can and should be facilitated by the creation of an Afghan
    Refugee Resettlement Advisory Council for both the short- and long-term resettlement process.
    We have a responsibility to assist the Afghans arriving in the United States, and we strongly
    believe the best way to do that is with the input of Afghans themselves and the experienced refugee
    and veteran groups that have already mobilized to assist them. We stand ready to assist you as you
    continue to work to establish safe, prosperous new lives for Afghan refugees and their families.
    Sincerely,

    Ruben Gallego
    Member of Congress

    /s/ Seth Moulton /s/ Sara Jacobs


    Seth Moulton Sara Jacobs
    Member of Congress Member of Congress

    /s/ Tom Malinowski /s/ Eleanor Holmes Norton


    Tom Malinowski Eleanor Holmes Norton
    Member of Congress Member of Congress

    /s/ Ami Bera, M.D. /s/ Donald M Payne, Jr.


    Ami Bera, M.D. Donald M Payne, Jr.
    Member of Congress Member of Congress

    /s/ Gerald E. Connolly /s/ Mondaire Jones


    Gerald E. Connolly Mondaire Jones
    Member of Congress Member of Congress

    /s/ Brian Higgins /s/ Jim Himes


    Brian Higgins Jim Himes
    Member of Congress Member of Congress

    /s/ Henry C. “Hank” Johnson Jr. /s/ Kaialiʻi Kahele


    Henry C. “Hank” Johnson Jr. Kaialiʻi Kahele
    Member of Congress Member of Congress

    /s/ Peter Welch /s/ Jake Auchincloss


    Peter Welch Jake Auchincloss
    Member of Congress Member of Congress

    /s/ Mike Thompson


    Mike Thompson
    Member of Congress

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