The International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit brings together a broad coalition of partners that passionately support religious freedom around the globe for an annual two-day, in-person event in Washington, D.C. These 90-plus organizations represent more than 30 distinct faith traditions and are the core of the civil society movement to advance international religious freedom around the globe.
International Religious Freedom Summit 2026
(L-R) Jan Jekielek, The Epoch Times senior editor and host of American Thought Leaders, Amb. Sam Brownback, former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large of International Religious Freedom, and Katrina Lantos Swett, Victims of Communism Foundation trustee and Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice president, speak during the International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington on Feb. 2, 2026. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)





















