Trump names new point person for negotiating the release of hostages, detainees abroad

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Trump names new point person for negotiating the release of hostages, detainees abroad
Evan GershkovichRoger CarstensAdam Boehler
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President-elect Donald Trump has named a healthcare executive to serve as his administration’s lead hostage negotiator at a time when the U.S. is trying to secure the release of prisoners in Gaza and other regions around the world. Trump said Wednesday that Adam Boehler will serve as the special presidential envoy for hostage affairs.

FILE - Adam Boehler , CEO of U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House, April 14, 2020, in Washington. FILE - President Donald Trump listens as Adam Boehler , CEO of U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, speaks about the coronavirus in the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, April 14, 2020, in Washington. FILE - Adam Boehler , CEO of U.S.

Adam Boehler will serve as the special presidential envoy for hostage affairs. That role has been held since 2020 byDuring that period, the U.S. has brought home several dozen Americans held hostage or wrongfully detained in countries including Russia — among them, Boehler is the founder and CEO of Rubicon Founders, a healthcare investment firm, and also served as the first CEO of the International Development Finance Corporation. In a statement announcing the appointment, Trump described Boehler as the lead negotiator on the“He has negotiated with some of the toughest people in the World, including the Taliban, but Adam knows that NO ONE is tougher than the United States of America, at least when President Trump is its Leader.

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