John Van Hanford III | |
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| 2nd United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom | |
| In office May 2002 – January 2009 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Bob Seiple |
| Succeeded by | Suzan Johnson Cook |
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| Born | 1954 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary |
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John Van Hanford III (born c. 1954) was United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom from 2002 to 2009. As ambassador, Hanford led the Office of International Religious Freedom at the United States Department of State.
The Office of International Religious Freedom and position of Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom were created under the provisions of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998. Hanford was the second ambassador. He was appointed to the post in May 2002 by President George W. Bush and served until 2009.