Jewelers of America represents its retail members' interests to the media, general public, and government. Our Public Affairs department is often used as an expert source in media programs covering issues that concern retail jewelers and the jewelry industry at large.

Recent TV coverage:

• Voice of America, "More American Jewelry Stores Banning Burmese Gems" by Kane Farabaugh, Video Clip
  November 21, 2007.
  Director of Public Affairs Peggy Jo Donahue was interviewed with professionals from the Gemological Institute of America about Burmese gemstones.
• Voice of America, "New Proposed US Sanctions Target Burmese Gems" by Bill Rodgers, Video Clip
  November 20, 2007.
  Director of Public Affairs Peggy Jo Donahue was interviewed with Brian Leber, of Leber Jeweler, and House Foreign Relations Chair Tom Lantos, among others.
• PBS Nightly Business Report on Conflict Diamonds, Video Clip
  December 7, 2006.
  Director of Public Affairs Peggy Jo Donahue was interviewed with Eli Izhakoff, Chairman and CEO of the World Diamond Council, and Global Witness Director Charmian Gooch, among others.

Recent Press Coverage:

• Mining Law Overhaul Has Prospects
  The Los Angeles Times, November 2, 2007
• Uprising in Burma Sparks Boycott Talk
  Jewelers Circular Keystone, November 1, 2007
• US Jewelers Urge Congress to Ban Burmese Gems
  Voice of America, October 11, 2007
• US Jewelers Want Myanmar Gem Loophole Plugged
  AFP, October 10, 2007

Recent Partnership Projects:

• Madison Dialogue Summit Addresses Ethical Jewelry and Small-Scale Mining Issues  
  November 7, 2007
• JSA Forms Partnership with JA & JMI To Launch Local Crime Prevention Networks  
  September 6, 2007

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