▁advis er ▁at ▁the ▁G at estone ▁Institute . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Wies el ▁accepted ▁a ▁five - year ▁appointment ▁as ▁a ▁Dist ingu ished ▁President ial ▁Fellow ▁at ▁Chap man ▁University ▁in ▁Orange ▁County , ▁California . ▁In ▁that ▁role , ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁one - week ▁visit ▁to ▁Chap man ▁ann ually ▁to ▁meet ▁with ▁students ▁and ▁offer ▁his ▁perspective ▁on ▁subjects ▁r anging ▁from ▁Hol oca ust ▁history ▁to ▁religion , ▁languages , ▁literature , ▁law ▁and ▁music . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Wies el ▁announced ▁his ▁support ▁to ▁the ▁minor ity ▁T amil s ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka . ▁He ▁said ▁that , ▁" Where ver ▁minor ities ▁are ▁being ▁per sec uted , ▁we ▁must ▁raise ▁our ▁voices ▁to ▁protest ▁... ▁The ▁T amil ▁people ▁are ▁being ▁dis enf ranch ised ▁and ▁victim ized ▁by ▁the   S ri ▁L anka ▁authorities . ▁This ▁in just ice ▁must ▁stop . ▁The ▁T amil ▁people ▁must ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁peace ▁and ▁fl our ish ▁in ▁their ▁hom eland ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Wies el ▁returned ▁to ▁Hung ary ▁for ▁his ▁first ▁visit ▁since ▁the ▁Hol oca ust . ▁During ▁this ▁visit , ▁Wies el ▁participated ▁in ▁a ▁conference ▁at ▁the ▁Upper ▁House ▁Chamber ▁of ▁the ▁Hung arian ▁Parliament , ▁met ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Gordon ▁B aj na i ▁and ▁President ▁L ász ló ▁S ó ly om , ▁and ▁made ▁a ▁speech ▁to ▁the