PROGRAM

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

REPORT OVERVIEW: Elizabeth Richards, Foley Foundation Director of Advocacy & Research 

PANEL DISCUSSION:

  • Elizabeth Richards, Director of Hostage Advocacy & Research, James W. Foley Legacy Foundation
  • Tomeu Vadell, Former Wrongful Detainee Held in Venezuela (2017-2022)
  • Katie Symansky, Program Director, Hostage US 
  • Dr. Young Hoang, Senior Advisor for Reintegration and SERE Psychologist, Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, U.S. Department of State

CLOSING REMARKS: Representative Haley Stevens and Representative French Hill

PANELISTS & SPEAKERS

DIANE FOLEY
President & Founder, Foley Foundation
President & Founder, Foley Foundation

Opening Remarks

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ELIZABETH RICHARDS
Director of Hostage Advocacy & Research, Foley Foundation
Director of Hostage Advocacy & Research, Foley Foundation

Research Findings

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TOMEU VADELL
Former Wrongful Detainee in Venezuela (2017–2022)
Former Wrongful Detainee in Venezuela (2017–2022)

Panelist

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KATIE SYMANSKY
Program Director, Hostage US
Program Director, Hostage US

Panelist

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DR. YOUNG HOANG
Senior Advisor for Reintegration and SERE Psychologist, Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Senior Advisor for Reintegration and SERE Psychologist, Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Panelist

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HALEY STEVENS
U.S. Representative - Michigan
U.S. Representative - Michigan

Closing Remarks

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FRENCH HILL
U.S. Representative - Arkansas
U.S. Representative - Arkansas

Closing Remarks

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