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Stuart Seldowitz has been identified as the man in a viral video who made racist comments about Muslims and Egyptians to a halal cart vendor in New York City.
In the video, the man now identified as Seldowitz stands at the food cart holding a cell phone.
He tells the vendor, “The Mukhabarat wants your picture. You know the Mukhabarat?” He is referring to the Egyptian intelligence service.
“No, I don’t know. I don’t speak English,” the vendor replies.
The man identified as Seldowitz says, “The Mukhabarat in Egypt will get your parents. Does his father like his fingernails? They will take them out one-by-one.”
He then says, “Why should I go? Why should I go? Tell me why I should go? I am standing here. I am an American. It’s a free country. It’s not like Egypt.”
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Stuart Seldowitz was Deputy Director in the US State Department’s Office of Israel and Palestinian Affairs from 1999 to 2003.
He seems nice.pic.twitter.com/nWSrpMIZeB
— Lowkey (@Lowkey0nline) November 21, 2023
Following the identification of Seldowitz in the viral video, Gotham Government Relations released a statement on November 21, 2023, severing all ties with him.
The firm’s statement read, “Gotham Government Relations has ended all affiliation with Stuart Seldowitz, an individual who hasn’t contributed to our work in years. The video of his actions is vile, racist, and beneath the dignity of the standards we practice at our firm.”
Who is Stuart Seldowitz?
Stuart Seldowitz was former Director of the National Security Council under President Obama and former diplomat for the U.S. State Department serving during five presidencies.
According to federal records, Seldowitz is a repeated donor to President Joe Biden.
His full name is Stuart M. Seldowitz, and he is a New York resident, according to public records.
He was on the guest list for Obama’s first state dinner, CBS News reported in 2009.
In the early 2000s, he worked as Acting Director for the National Security Council South Asia Directorate under the order of the Executive Office of the President.
A bio page that is still up on Gotham company’s Washington D.C. website says Seldowitz has a 30-year career in government, both for the U.S. State Department and New York State.
Stuart Seldowitz brings a distinguished career in federal and state government with interests in governmental, political, and business fields. Mr. Seldowitz comes to his work at Gotham Government Relations after nearly a thirty-year career with the United States Department of State and New York State. In the early 2000s, he worked as Acting Director for the National Security Council South Asia Directorate under the order of the Executive Office of the President. His expert-level knowledge and analysis of India and South Asia were critical to the success of the National Security Council and to senior management, including the President of the United States.
