29. Earl & Kathleen Cox

Earl & Kathleen Cox 

Earl is an international Christian broadcaster and journalist who served in senior positions under four U.S. presidents. A longtime outspoken supporter of Israel, he was recognized by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as an Ambassador of Goodwill from Israel to Jewish and Christian communities worldwide, while former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called him “the Voice of Israel to America.”

Earl and his wife, Kathleen Dahl-Cox, reside in Charleston, S.C., and Jerusalem, working together in support of Israel and its people. Kathleen is the founder of Israel Always, an organization dedicated to strengthening friendship and understanding between Christians and Jews, and has held senior roles with the U.S. Air Force and the Departments of Labor, Agriculture, and Commerce. She also founded Southeastern Children’s Ministries and manages a private investment enterprise that supports humanitarian programs in Israel, while serving as a writer and researcher for Earl.