Executive Vice President

David Dettoni serves as the Executive Vice President for Sudan Relief Fund. Mr. Dettoni was the Director of Operations and Outreach at the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), a United States Federal Government commission created by Congress to advise the President and the Congress on policies to promote international religious freedom.

Mr. Dettoni is considered to be one of the leading experts on the Sudans. He has testified before Congress regarding Sudan and South Sudan and has been interviewed by leading news organizations on Africa policies.

Before joining  USCIRF, Mr. Dettoni was a Senior Legislative Assistant to Representative Frank R. Wolf.  Mr. Dettoni assisted Rep. Wolf in foreign policy, national security, and global human rights initiatives and he was the Co-Staff Director of the Congressional Human Rights Caucus.   Mr. Dettoni has a Master’s Degree in Theology and a Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy.  His Great Uncle and Great Aunt were some of the original victims of aerial bombardment in Sudan when their Missionary medical clinic in Sudan was bombed by the Italians at the outbreak of World War Two.  His Great Uncle and Aunt are buried in Sudan.