Obama taps first hostage affairs envoy after policy review

CNN: Washington (CNN)President Barack Obama will name a former State Department official who served as a top negotiator during the Bosnian War as the first special envoy for hostage affairs.

James O'Brien, who also served as a senior adviser to Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, will lead the U.S.'s diplomatic efforts with foreign governments as it looks to secure the release of American hostages held abroad, the White House said in a press release Friday.

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