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March 17, 2026

Russia Apprehends Former Salem Man at Sea, Sentences Him to 5 Years in Prison

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March 11, 2026

Former FBI Official Warns of ‘Very Precarious Time’ for Americans Detained in Iran as Strikes Intensify

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March 9, 2026

US Designates Afghanistan as a Sponsor of Wrongful Detention

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March 7, 2026

US Detainees in Iran Risk Becoming Collateral Damage in War, Families and Supporters Fear

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March 6, 2026

Fears Grow for Americans Jailed in Iran War Zone: “He Must Be Feeling Very Helpless”

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March 2, 2026

Americans in Iran Face Possible Peril as US-Israeli Strikes Grow, Detainee Advocates Warn

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January 30, 2026

Elizabeth Tsurkov Welcomed Back to US at Reception in Washington

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January 23, 2026

Russia Jails US Navy Veteran for Five Years

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October 6, 2025

Negotiating Taliban Prisoner Swap, US Demands Include Unacknowledged Detainee

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September 30, 2025

US Officials See Hostage Release as Promising Sign for Deal With Taliban

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September 9, 2025

Grad Student Elizabeth Tsurkov Released After Two Years in Iraq

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September 9, 2025

Princeton Student Freed by Iran-Backed Militia, Trump and Iraq Announce

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July 24, 2025

Maryland Media Executive Released in Venezuela Prisoner Swap

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July 21, 2025

French-American Surfer Lucas Hunter Freed from Venezuelan Detention

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July 18, 2025

What We Know About the Americans Freed in a Prisoner Swap With Venezuela

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June 23, 2025

US Offers Up to $5 Million Reward for Information on Mahmood Shah Habibi

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June 10, 2025

Idaho Family Reunited After Husband Released From Jail in Cameroon

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June 1, 2025

North Texan Jailed in Thailand on Monarch Insult Accusations Reunited With Family

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May 29, 2025

Thailand Drops Royal Insult Case Against American Academic

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May 2, 2025

Tony Holden Freed After 902 Days in Kuwaiti Prison: A Battle for Justice and American Accountability

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April 30, 2025

Kuwait Frees 10 More Detained Americans in Second Release Since March, Officials Say

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April 30, 2025

American Detained in Belarus is Freed

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April 29, 2025

President Jimmy Carter, 2025 Recipient of The Bill Richardson Heart of a Patriot Award

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February 4, 2025

‘Netanyahu Was an Impediment’ to Getting Uncle Released Sooner, Niece of Hostage Says

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February 2, 2025

Transcript: Hanna Siegel on “Face the Nation With Margaret Brennan,” Feb. 2, 2025

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September 1, 2024

A Way Forward in the Israeli Hostage Crisis

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August 28, 2024

Hostage Negotiator Mickey Bergman on Behind-the-Scenes Push to Free Americans

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August 28, 2024

Global Reach’s Mickey Bergman Discusses Largest Prisoner Swap Since Cold War

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August 26, 2024

Podcast: Mickey Bergman on Fringe Diplomacy

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August 23, 2024

My Brother is Imprisoned in Russia. Why Was He Left Out of the Prisoner Exchange?

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August 6, 2024

Biden Made Tough Choices to Bring American Hostages Home. Netanyahu Avoids Them.

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June 13, 2024

He Had a Key Role in Securing Brittney Griner’s Release; Now He’s Out With a Book on Negotiations

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June 5, 2024

Bringing Empathy to Negotiations: Global Reach’s Mickey Bergman on Fringe Diplomacy Tactics

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June 5, 2024

Mickey Bergman Discusses the Art of Negotiation on PBS NewsHour

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June 4, 2024

Behind the High-Stakes Work to Free Americans Held Captive Abroad

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June 3, 2024

HARDtalk Interview with Mickey Bergman on His New Book "In the Shadows"

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May 2, 2024

Examining the obstacles to securing a cease-fire in Gaza and hostage exchange

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May 2, 2024

Global Reach Announces Annual “Heart of a Patriot Award” Memorializing the Life and Achievement of Bill Richardson

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April 28, 2024

Mickey Bergman Live on NewsNation Discussing Newly Released Hamas Video Showing US and Israeli Hostages

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April 11, 2024

What My Daughter Understands About Israel-Hamas Negotiations that Netanyahu Can't

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March 21, 2024

Global Reach Holds Protest at Iraqi Embassy in Washington, DC for Elizabeth Tsurkov, Kidnapped by Kataib Hezbolla One Year Ago on March 21, 2023.

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February 26, 2024

Global Reach Consolidates Initiatives, Resources to Secure Return of US Citizens Held Hostage or Wrongfully Detained Abroad

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September 4, 2023

Steve Menzies' Statement on the Life and Work of Hon. Gov. William Richardson

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April 19, 2023

'Undersecretary for Thugs': Bill Richardson's Endless Push to Free Americans Detained Abroad

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April 3, 2023

James Frisvold’s Release from Mexican Prison after 13-Year Detention Secured by Steve Menzies, Gov. Bill Richardson and Team of Collaborators in Direct Intervention

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January 16, 2023

Taylor Dudley’s Release from Russian Detention Credited to Steve Menzies, Gov. Bill Richardson Action

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January 12, 2023

US Navy Veteran Released from Russian Custody

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December 12, 2022

The Steve Menzies Global Foundation Plays Key Role in Release of Brittney Griner

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