Joe DioGuardi on Foreign Policy

Yes, I was a lobbyist; to fight Albanian genocide

GILLIBRAND TV AD CLAIM: A former congressman turned lobbyist.

DIOGUARDI REFUTATION: After leaving Congress, DioGuardi worked to end the genocide of Albanians in the former Yugoslavia. He traveled from safe house to safe house collecting documents that revealed the gruesome realities that were occurring; he shared these with Congress, and thereby qualifies as a lobbyist. While DioGuardi was fighting genocide, Gillibrand worked to help Philip Morris, and maintains strong ties with Big Tobacco.

Source: Albany Times Union coverage of 2010 N.Y. Senate debate Oct 6, 2010

Push the UN to address human rights abuse in Cuba

DioGuardi co-sponsored H.CON.RES.67 : A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the continuing disregard and systematic abuse of the most fundamental rights by the Government of Cuba and the failure of the United Nations Human Rights Commission to address the human rights situation in Cuba. The bill garnered 98 co-sponsors but died in the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs. Source: Bill sponsorships, Library of Congress Mar 5, 1987

Encourage the Vatican to recognize the State of Israel

DioGuardi co-sponsored H.CON.RES.60 : A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Vatican should recognize the State of Israel and should establish diplomatic relations with that country. The bill garnered 64 co-sponsors but died in the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East. Source: Bill sponsorships, Library of Congress Mar 4, 1987

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