We were closely involved in the resolution that institutionalized the Congressional Human Rights Caucus, co-founded by Congressman Tom Lantos, as the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission.
We collaborated with the Hungarian government on the founding of the Tom Lantos Institute, a Budapest-based organization dedicated to human rights and minority rights, in particular Jewish, Roma and Hungarian minority communities. At our invitation, then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice both spoke at the launch event, held in the Hungarian Parliament.
We worked in partnership with the Tom Lantos Institute on the publication of The Noble Banner of Human Rights: Essays in Memory of Tom Lantos. This collection of essays, co-edited by Dr. Lantos Swett, was published in 2018, marking the 90th anniversary of Tom Lantos’ birth and the 10th anniversary of his passing. Former Vice-President (later President) Joe Biden wrote an introductory tribute for the book.
We have supported the creation and dedication of numerous tributes to Tom’s memory and legacy, including public statues erected in Budapest, Hungary and Netanya, Israel.