Emhoff to discuss antisemitism and gender equity at Davos

By AP 16 January 2024, 2:34 pm

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Illustrative: US Vice President Kamala Harris, left and her husband, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, attend Israel's Independence Day Reception, hosted by the Embassy of Israel to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel, at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC, June 6, 2023. (Saul Loeb/AFP)

Doug Emhoff, the husband of US Vice President Kamala Harris, is taking his advocacy against antisemitism, Islamophobia and other forms of hate to the snowcapped Swiss Alps.

Emhoff will make his first-ever appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this week to talk about combating religion-based and other forms of hate and promoting gender equity and women’s rights, the White House says. He also will discuss the issues in meetings with foreign government officials and private sector leaders.

Emhoff is scheduled to arrive in Switzerland on Thursday. His agenda includes a roundtable discussion with CEOs on combating hate that is to be hosted by Bank of America’s Brian Moynihan.