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US Representative Stefanik meets with Israeli President Herzog: report
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US Representative Stefanik meets with Israeli President Herzog: report

Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., will reportedly meet with Israeli President Isaac Herzog when he visits the nation’s capital on Tuesday, after President-elect Donald Trump named the chairman of the House Republican Conference until its next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

Herzog is expected to meet in D.C. on Tuesday with several high-profile lawmakers, including President Biden, Sen. Lindsey Graham and Stefanik, his office told The Times of Israel. The meeting with Stefanik comes shortly after Trump said she would be his next ambassador to the United Nations.

President of Israel Isaac Herzog meets with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (not in photo) before their meeting at Palazzo Chigi, on July 25, 2024, in Rome, Italy.

President of Israel Isaac Herzog meets with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (not in photo) before their meeting at Palazzo Chigi, on July 25, 2024, in Rome, Italy. (Getty Images)

On Monday, Trump confirmed reports that he would nominate the Republican Conference chair as his next U.N. ambassador, noting that she is “an incredibly strong, tough and smart America First fighter.”

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Stefanik, the highest-ranking Republican in the House of Representatives, is also a strong supporter of Israel and has been a leading voice challenging the rising tide of anti-Semitism on college campuses following the tragic Hamas massacre of innocent Israelis on October 7, 2023.

Stefanik, for example, made headlines last year after he urged the presidents of three of the country’s most prestigious universities to reveal whether they thought “calling for genocide of the Jews” violated their codes of conduct. Ultimately, pressure from Stefanik and other Republican leaders led to the presidents of Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania resigning.

Rep. Elise Stefanik, a Republican from New York, speaks to members of the media ahead of a campaign event with former U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured) at Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024.

Rep. Elise Stefanik, a Republican from New York, speaks to members of the media ahead of a campaign event with former U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured) at Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (Getty Images)

“The work ahead is enormous as we see anti-Semitism skyrocket, coupled with four years of catastrophically weak American leadership that has significantly weakened our national security and diminished our standing in the eyes of allies and adversaries alike,” Stefanik said Monday in a statement to Fox News Digital. after reaching out to confirm her meeting with Herzog, which Stefanik’s spokespeople did not acknowledge.

“I stand ready to advance President Donald J. Trump’s restoration of America First peace through strong leadership on the world stage on day one at the United Nations,” the future UN ambassador added.

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Stefanik will be the first major policymaker to meet Herzog on Tuesday, with a meeting scheduled for 9 a.m. EST, The Times of Israel reported.

Herzog will reportedly meet with Graham and Biden next.

A spokesperson for Graham told Fox News Digital that their meeting was “not yet confirmed” but that they were working out a schedule.

People pass a congratulatory sign showing US President-elect Donald Trump on November 7, 2024 in Tel Aviv, Israel.

People pass a congratulatory sign showing US President-elect Donald Trump on November 7, 2024 in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Getty Images)

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Herzog’s visit to the US coincides with the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America, being held in the nation’s capital from Sunday to Tuesday, at which Herzog will be a keynote speaker.

Fox News Digital reached out to representatives for Stefanik and Herzog but did not hear back before publication.