President-elect Donald Trump announced on Dec. 4 he has chosen Adam Boehler as the special presidential envoy for hostage affairs.
The role involves helping to bring home Americans who have been wrongfully detained abroad.
While the State Department position does not usually require Senate confirmation, Trump said Boehler will have the rank of ambassador, which requires confirmation by the upper congressional chamber.
In a post on social media platform Truth Social, Trump said that Boehler played a crucial role in brokering the Abraham Accords during his first term, in which Israel normalized ties with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco….