Foley Foundation 2025 Bringing Americans Home, virtual event

Foley Foundation to release 2025 Bringing Americans Home research report

WASHINGTON – The James W. Foley Legacy Foundation will release the results of its seventh annual Bringing Americans Home research report, which evaluates the effectiveness of U.S. government hostage policy and its support for families of Americans unjustly held captive abroad.

Elizabeth Richards, the Foundation’s Director of Research and Hostage Advocacy, will present the report’s findings and policy recommendations. The event will open with remarks from Foundation President and Founder Diane Foley. A panel of experts will discuss the report’s implications, followed by remarks from members of Congress.

To register, visit: bringingamericanshome.org. After registering, you will receive a confirmation page with the event link. The event is accessible via a web browser—Chrome or Edge is strongly recommended to enable the Q&A feature. For easier access, when prompted with “Open Microsoft Teams?” select “Cancel,” then choose “Continue on this browser.”

Event details:

Time: 1:00–2:30 p.m. ET

Date: September 18, 2025

Location: Virtual (via Microsoft Teams)

Speakers include:

Elizabeth Richards, Director of Research and Hostage Advocacy, Foley Foundation
Diane Foley, President and Founder, Foley Foundation
Mickey Bergman, CEO, Global Reach – a nonprofit leveraging creative diplomacy and deep networks to bring home Americans wrongfully held abroad, whether by terrorists, criminal gangs, or foreign governments 
Aleksandra Glezmann – Spouse of George Glezmann, who was held captive by the Taliban for 840 days 
Panel Moderator: Peter Bergen, Vice President, Global Studies & Fellows, New America and Professor of Practice, Arizona State University 
The full report will be available on the Foundation’s website by 9:00 a.m. ET on September 18.

For inquiries contact: media_inquiries@jamesfoleyfoundation.org

ABOUT THE JAMES W. FOLEY LEGACY FOUNDATION

Conflict journalist James W. Foley was taken hostage by ISIS terrorists in 2012 while covering the Syrian civil war. His captors tortured and ultimately brutally murdered him in 2014. The James W. Foley Legacy Foundation was established within weeks of his death. Inspired by the moral courage of James Foley, the foundation advocates for American hostages and wrongful detainees held abroad and promotes journalist safety.

For more information or to learn how you can make an impact, please visit jamesfoleyfoundation.org or contact us here. Charitable donations to support the foundation’s work may be made here.

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