Anthony Vance is currently serving as Senior Representative of the Office of Public Affairs for the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the United States. In this capacity, he is responsible for relations between the office and the federal government with respect to the defense of Baha’is experiencing persecution or discrimination in various countries, currently primarily Iran, but also Qatar, Yemen, Egypt, and Iraq. From 2006 to 2010 he served as the Deputy Secretary-General at the Baha’i World Center in Haifa, Israel where he was responsible, together with the Secretary-General, for maintenance of relations with the Government of the State of Israel and civil society. He previously served with the US Agency for International Development Mission to Egypt as well as serving USAID Missions across Africa from regional offices in the Ivory Coast, Kenya, and Botswana.  He began his career with the USAID as an Attorney Advisor in the Washington Office of the General Counsel. He holds a B.A. in Economics, an MBA, and a JD all from Harvard University.