The New York Times profiled her in 2002, calling her “Billy Graham and Oprah rolled into one.” She promotes herself as ‘Dr. Sujay’ on her website Suzan Johnson Cook

President Barack Obama announced today that he plans to nominate Suzan Johnson Cook for ambassador-at-large for International Religious Freedom.

Religious freedom advocates had criticized Obama for not filling the position until now.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issued a statement welcoming Johnson Cook as someone who served as a principal advisor on religious freedom to Obama and Clinton.

Dr. Johnson Cook is an experienced religious leader with a passion for human rights and an impressive record of public service. President Obama could not have found a more fitting choice for this important position. I look forward to working with Dr. Johnson Cook, if she is confirmed, to bring greater focus to international efforts to ensure that people everywhere enjoy the global standards of religious freedom enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

The Washington Post’s Michelle Boorstein floated Johnson Cook’s name in January.

Meanwhile, no one is confirming the main name buzzing out there – Rev. Suzan Johnson Cook, a very prominent New York City pastor with a powerful resume, including: being past president of the conference representing all historically black denominations, developing some faith-related policy for President Clinton, former chaplain of the New York City police department, faculty member at Harvard.

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