The rare determination came less than two weeks after Evan Gershkovich was arrested in Russia.
The process can be slow, but public pressure can speed it along
"Before the Levinson Act, the determination didn't exist," David Whelan said in an email, referring to the 2020 law."It took huge amounts of advocacy and lobbying by our sister, Elizabeth."issued by then-President Barack Obama in 2015 established the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs and laid out how to handle cases of Americans held hostage by non-state actors, but it didn't address wrongful detainees.
The State Department would not confirm how many Americans are wrongfully detained abroad, with a spokesperson saying the"numbers are fluid" and citing"privacy concerns and the sensitivity of ongoing efforts to secure the release of all U.S. nationals."Roger Carstens, the current Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, will now handle Gershkovich's case and work to secure his release.
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