US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee announced a resolution to the visa crisis for evangelicals, stating that "after meetings with Interior Minister Moshe Arbel and with the help of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, I am pleased to report that the visa issue for American evangelical organizations has been fully resolved." Huckabee noted that "since January, a change in the way visas for Christian organizations were handled for decades led to serious bureaucratic and economic challenges for the groups. I am happy to report that the issue has been resolved to everyone's satisfaction, and the strong support that Israel enjoys from American evangelicals will continue."