Fresh back from a trip to Israel and Uzbekistan, Mayor Eric Adams already has plans to hit the road again next week, when he will visit New Orleans to be honored for “his leadership in fighting antisemitism,” according to the group giving him the award.
The award is being given to Adams by the Combat Antisemitism Movement, a Kansas-based group that already honored the mayor at a gala in Israel last week, also for his commitment to fighting anti-Jewish hate.
A rep for Combat Antisemitism Movement didn’t have info on what days Adams will be in New Orleans. But the rep said Adams is expected to get the group’s “Medal of Mayoral Honor” at its “2025 North American Mayors Summit Against Antisemitism,” which is taking place in the Crescent City between next Tuesday and Thursday.
“Mayor Adams will receive the CAM Medal of Mayoral Honor for his leadership in fighting antisemitism and standing with New York’s Jewish community,” the rep said Monday.
A spokeswoman for Adams, who’s working on lining up a post-City Hall job, declined to confirm the mayor’s trip or say how it would be paid for or whether any other city government officials plan on joining him. “Nothing is confirmed; if he goes, it’ll be on the schedule,” the spokeswoman, Liz Garcia, wrote in an email.
The expected New Orleans trip comes after Adams returned to New York Sunday after spending morre than a week in Israel and Uzbekistan. His visits to Israel and Uzbekistan were paid for with city taxpayer dollars as his office said there was a “city purpose” in him meeting with government officials and other stakeholders in those countries.
The flurry of traveling for Adams comes as prepares to leave office Jan. 1, having ditched his reelection bid while facing low approval ratings and fallout from his federal corruption indictment. According to sources familiar with the matter, Adams is actively working on lining up a post-City Hall job that could have an international component.
One source close to the mayor confirmed to the Daily News this month that Adams has been considering a possible job at an Israeli construction company. There’s also still a possibility Trump could appoint Adams to a U.S. ambassadorship, the source said.
While Adams was in Israel, the Combat Antisemitism Movement, which has been deeply critical of Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and supportive of President Trump, hosted a gala for the outgoing mayor in Tel Aviv where it honored him for “his enduring friendship with the Jewish people and his unwavering support for Israel,” according to an email invitation to that event. The group was founded in 2019 by Adam Beren, a Republican Party mega donor.
