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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · S. 5074 (Introduced in Senate) — To provide assistance for United States citizens and nationals taken hostage or unlawfully or wrongfully detained abr... · Sec. 3

Sec. 3. Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs

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There shall be a Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall report to the Secretary of State. The Special Envoy shall have the rank and status of ambassador. The Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs shall— lead diplomatic engagement on United States hostage policy; coordinate all diplomatic engagements and strategy in support of hostage recovery efforts, in coordination with the Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell and consistent with policy guidance communicated through the Hostage Response Group; in coordination with the Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell as appropriate, coordinate diplomatic engagements regarding cases in which a foreign government has detained a United States national and the United States Government regards such detention as unlawful or wrongful; provide senior representation from the Special Envoy’s office to the Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell established under section 4 and the Hostage Response Group established under section 5; and ensure that families of United States nationals unlawfully or wrongly detained abroad receive updated information about developments in cases and government policy.
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