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Inside High-Stakes Negotiations: A Conversation with Hostage Negotiator Mickey Bergman on Freeing Captured Americans Abroad

Hostage negotiator, Nobel Peace Prize Nominee, CEO, and author Mickey Bergman joins the Stimson Center to discuss his recently released book on high-profile rescues of American citizens around the world.

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July 11, 2024 from 1:00 - 2:00 PM (US Eastern)

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Bergman is responsible for the negotiations that brought many high-profile prisoners home, including Brittney Griner, Danny Fenster, Otto Warmbier, and Trevor Reed. In the Shadows details his never-before-told stories inside the secret negotiations to free Americans from some of the world’s most repressive countries, including North Korea, Russia, and more.

Find his new book online.

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Featured Speaker

Mickey Bergman, Hostage Negotiator, Nobel Peace Prize Nominee, CEO, and Author

Moderator

Brian Finlay, President & CEO, The Stimson Center

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