Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the U.S.

Sylvia M. Becker

Commissioner of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
On September 16, 2013, Ms. Sylvia M. Becker was sworn in as a part-time Commissioner of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission. She was nominated for the position by President Obama on September 19, 2012, and confirmed by the Senate on June 27, 2013.

Patrick Hovakimian

Commissioner of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
On June 4, 2018, Mr. Patrick Hovakimian was sworn in as a part-time Commissioner of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission. He was nominated for the position by President Trump on February 5, 2018, and confirmed by the Senate on May 10, 2018.

November 3, 2022

The Commission will hold its next open meeting on November 16, 2022, at 10:00 am.  During this meeting the Commission expects to consider several claims under its Albanian claims program.  Requests for information, or advance notices of intention to observe an open meeting, may be directed to Patricia M. Hall via email at info.fcsc@usdoj.gov.

July 13, 2022

The Commission has Completed its Adjudication Under Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act

On July 6, 2022, the Commission completed its adjudication of the Guam claims program.  On that date, the Commission certified the last set of claims to the Treasury Department under the Guam Act, Section 1704(a)(2), claims of Survivors of Compensable Guam Decedents.  All of the Commission’s awards have now been certified to the Treasury Department for payment.  The total value of all awards certified by the Commission is $34,298,154.01.  For more information about the program please refer to the program summary.