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Hostage Recovery

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Press Statement
Welcoming the Release of Mark Frerichs
Antony J. Blinken September 19, 2022
Media Note
Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Carstens Travel to Vatican City
September 14, 2022
Press Statement
Matthew Heath’s Two Years of Captivity in Venezuela
Ned Price September 9, 2022
Press Statement
Issuance of Executive Order on Bolstering Ongoing Efforts to Bring Hostages and Wrongfully Detained U.S. Nationals Home
Antony J. Blinken July 19, 2022
Readout
Secretary Blinken’s Call with Families of U.S. Nationals Held Hostage or Wrongfully Detained Abroad
June 22, 2022
Special Briefing
Senior Administration Officials on the Release of Trevor Reed
April 27, 2022 Via Teleconference
Press Statement
Release of U.S. Citizen Trevor Reed from Russia
Antony J. Blinken April 27, 2022
Press Statement
Release of U.S. Citizens Gustavo Cardenas and Jorge Alberto Fernandez from Venezuela
Antony J. Blinken March 9, 2022
Press Statement
Sixth Anniversary of Iran’s Wrongful Detention of Baquer Namazi
Ned Price February 22, 2022
Press Statement
500 Days of Captivity in Venezuela for Matthew Heath
Ned Price January 21, 2022

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