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Trump taps Adam Boehler, who helped negotiate Abraham Accords, as special envoy for hostage affairs
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
US President-elect Donald Trump announces his appointment of Adam Boehler as his special envoy for hostage affairs.
Currently CEO of the healthcare investment firm Rubicon Founders, Boehler was involved in the negotiations of the Abraham Accords and helped lead US talks with the Taliban during Trump’s previous administration during which he served as CEO of the US International Development Finance Corp, a new federal agency created during that term.
The appointment comes two days after Trump issued a warning of “all hell to pay” for those holding hostages in the Middle East if they aren’t released by the time he enters office on January 20.