Foundation Op-Eds
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My son was a victim of hostage-taking. These steps could help protect other Americans.
On Aug. 19, 2014, Diane Foley’s son James Wright Foley — a courageous American journalist reporting from Syria — was publicly beheaded by the Islamic…
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Diane Foley: Those who ran did more than honor my son
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Diane Foley on Growing Through Her Son’s Kidnapping and Execution
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One Good Text
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Jim Foley’s Legacy Helped Change Hostage Policy
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Enduring a Wrongful Detention and/or Hostage Situation
I was held captive for 1,775 days in political prisons in Venezuela. I do not wish this nightmare upon anyone. However, in the unfortunate case…
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Bonded by Struggle: Families and Former Hostages Unite to Secure the Release of Unjustly Held Americans
Tags: Nicole AbrateThe March 29th wrongful detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich by Russia, which followed the 2022 wrongful detention and subsequent Dec. 8 of…
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President Biden, It’s Time to Bring Our Hostages Home
Diane Foley writes an op-ed that is published in The Hill
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The Reality of My Freedom: Human Life is Sacred and Those Who Treat It as Anything Less Must Be Stopped
On March 20, 2023, two men got out of a battered Toyota pickup in a remote area near the northwestern border of Niger. One was…
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Reflections from a Citgo 6 Former Detainee
Thank you to the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation for allowing me to talk about hostage diplomacy from my point of view as a former…
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As We Celebrate Brittney Griner’s Release, Don’t Forget the Americans Left Behind
As the mother of American journalist James Foley and the son of public servant Robert ‘Bob’ Levinson, we know what it is like to be…
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Terrorists Killed My Journalist Son and Threaten Others. Democracy Needs Them to Be Safe.
The world desperately needs journalists who dare to seek the truth amid misinformation and disinformation, civil unrest, and in conflict zones. Journalists need to be…