Kristina Arriaga | |
|---|---|
 Arriaga testifies on the imprisonment of American pastor Andrew Brunson in Turkey before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission in 2018. | |
| Commissioner, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom | |
| Vice Chair | |
| In office May 18, 2016 – November 15, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Paul Ryan |
| Preceded by | Robert P. George |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kristina Arriaga |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Spouse | Matthew Bucholz |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Marquette University (BA) Georgetown University (MA) University of Oxford |
| Awards | Newseum Free Expression Award (2017) |
Kristina Arriaga de Bucholz is an American First Amendment and human rights advocate, former nonprofit executive, and diplomat who served as the executive director of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty[1] before being appointed in 2016 by Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Paul Ryan to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom,[1] where she was elected vice chair.[2] Her tenure at Becket was notable for the firm's successful representation of a number of clients in high profile religious liberty cases that reached the Supreme Court of the United States, including the landmark decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. (2014).[3]
In 2020, she was appointed as a trustee of the Oversight Board, an independent body established by Meta to make content moderation decisions on the social media platforms Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.[4] Since 2019, she has also been the CEO of Intrinsic, a public relations consulting firm.[5]
- ^ a b "Speaker Ryan Names Cuban-American Freedom Fighter to Commission on International Religious Freedom". Becket. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ^ "Governance | Oversight Board". 2024-04-30. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ^ "Supreme Court Victory for Hobby Lobby and Religious Freedom". Becket. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ^ "Announcing the Oversight Board's First Cases and Appointment of Trustees | Oversight Board". 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ^ "Leadership". Intrinsic. Retrieved 2024-12-31.