Byrd named Cherokee Nation’s International Affairs special envoy

Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. on Aug. 15 named former Tribal Council Speaker Joe Byrd as the tribe’s first special envoy for International Affairs and Language Preservation at a ceremony.Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. on Aug. 15 named former Tribal Council Speaker Joe Byrd as the tribe’s first special envoy for International Affairs and Language Preservation at a ceremony.