"Ana Maria Archila is cochair of the Working Families Party, which supported Mamdani's mayoral bid and whose ballot line is sought after by progressive politicians. Last year, Working Families Party urged voters to cast an "uncommitted" blank ballot in the Democratic presidential primary in protest of the Biden administration's support for Israel's war in Gaza. It also supported Mamdani's controversial bill in the state legislature to withhold state funds from New York-based nonprofits backing Israeli settlements and IDF activities - legislation critics labeled antisemitic."
"New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has appointed a political party leader who has led campaigns critical of Israel to lead his office's international affairs unit, whose duties include interacting with the United Nations and handling diplomatic relations. The city job has been described as much like that of a country's foreign minister. Established in the 1950s to manage relations with the newly formed United Nations, the office has long served as the city's liaison to the diplomatic community."
Zohran Mamdani appointed Ana Maria Archila, cochair of the Working Families Party, to lead the Mayor's Office of International Affairs. Archila's party supported Mamdani's mayoral bid and its ballot line is sought by progressive politicians. The Working Families Party urged voters to cast an "uncommitted" ballot in the Democratic presidential primary over the Biden administration's support for Israel's war in Gaza and backed legislation to withhold state funds from nonprofits supporting Israeli settlements and IDF activities, a measure critics labeled antisemitic. The international affairs office manages relations with the United Nations, liaises with the diplomatic community, and promotes New York globally.
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