The Special Adviser is responsible for offering policy advice on Holocaust-related matters, doing so in close coordination with the Department of State’s Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs and with the Office of International Claims and Investment Disputes in the Office of the Legal Adviser.
The current Special Adviser is Stu Eizenstat, whose mandate is up for renewal in June. Since the Special Adviser is a political appointee, Stu is not a likely candidate to stay in office. So far, only Roman Kent, who represents the survivors, has written a support letter on behalf of Stu to the Secretary of State.
The Special Adviser is a non-paid position, and he is