Report Overview:

• Author Cindy Loertscher 

Panel Discussion: Experiences of Families of Americans Held Captive and Returned Captives 

• Moderator: Peter Bergen,  Vice President, Global Studies & Fellows, New America; Professor of Practice, Arizona State University 

• Pavel Butorin, spouse of Alsu Kurmasheva detained in Russia since October

• Jonathan Dekel-Chen, father of Sagui Dekel-Chen held hostage in Gaza by Hamas since October 7

• Diane Foley, President of the Foley Foundation and mother of conflict journalist James W. Foley who was publicly killed by ISIS in August 2014 

• Cindy Loertscher, author of the Bringing Americans Home research series 

• Jeff Woodke, formerly held hostage by JNIM in West Africa for over six years 

SPEHA Interview: U.S. Government Hostage Recoveries: Policy & Practice 

• Roger Carstens, Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, U.S. Department of State 

• Interviewer: (TBC) 

Closing Remarks: Members of Congress (TBC)