Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs

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United States Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs
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Nominator President of the United States
Appointer Secretary of State
Website state.gov

The special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, or more formally the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, was established in 2015, by an executive order pertaining to the recovery of U.S. hostages held by non-state actors and of U.S. citizens wrongfully detained by foreign states. The Special Presidential Envoy leads and coordinates activities across the Executive Branch to bring home those Americans. [1] The position was created in 2015 during the Obama administration. [2]

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In February 2020, President Trump announced his intention to appoint Roger D. Carstens as the next special presidential envoy. [3]

In January of 2021, incoming President Joseph R. Biden and incoming Secretary of State Antony Blinken requested that Roger Carstens stay on into the Biden administration. [4]

During Trump's second transition, he nominated Adam Boehler to that position, but he withdrew after it was leaked that he met Hamas representatives in Qatar.

List of special presidential envoys

No.OfficeholderTerm startTerm endTenure lengthPresident
1 Jim O'Brien August 28, 2015January 20, 20171 year and 146 days Barack Obama
2 Robert C. O'Brien May 25, 2018October 3, 20191 year and 132 days Donald Trump
acting Hugh Dugan October 4, 2019March 1, 2020150 days
3 Roger D. Carstens March 2, 2020January 20, 20254 years and 325 days
Joe Biden
acting Dustin Stewart January 21, 2025IncumbentDonald Trump

References

  1. ↑ "Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  2. ↑ "Announcing the Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs". whitehouse.gov . 2015-08-28. Retrieved 2020-08-26– via National Archives.
  3. ↑ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Appoint Individual to a Key Administration Post". whitehouse.gov . 21 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020– via National Archives.
  4. ↑ "He helped Trump bring American hostages home. Now he's working for Biden". 13 March 2021.
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