WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — US Ambassador to the Holy See Kenneth Hackett and Deputy Assistant to the President Suzy George will also attend the event, according to the White House.
"The Honorable Lisa Monaco, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, will lead the delegation," the release stated.
In addition, the US delegation will include Catholic Charities USA President Sister Donna Markham and Catholic Relief Services president Carolyn Woo.
The canonization of Mother Theresa — a native of Skopje, Macedonia — will take place on September 4.
