Ep. 594 — Amb. Roger Carstens

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

CNN

News

4.6 • 7.7K Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2024

⏱️ 64 minutes

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At 11 years old, Roger Carstens, already an avid news consumer, was struck by stories of genocide in Cambodia. He resolved that when he grew up, he would work to alleviate human suffering. That mission took him to the Army and jobs in the non-profit sector and government, including his current role as the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs. In this job, Amb. Carstens works tirelessly to bring home Americans wrongfully detained across the globe. He talked with David about what keeps him up at night, the importance of entering negotiations with humility, his journey with spirituality, and his focus on the families of the hostages he works to free. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:41.5	the Axxwiles. With your host, David Axelrod.
0:45.0	He is a West Point grad who spent years in the military and as a civilian advised the
0:50.6	military on counterterrorism strategy, but for the past five years through two
0:54.6	administrations, Roger Carstons has had a different mission, a diplomatic mission, negotiating
1:00.1	the release of American hostages seized abroad.
1:03.6	As Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs,
1:07.6	Carstons has led the effort to free Brittany Griner
1:10.4	Evan Gurskovich, Paul Wheeland, and many others.
1:13.3	I sat down with him recently to talk about all that goes into the painstaking and
1:17.2	sometimes painful work of freeing Americans and bringing them home safely.
1:22.8	Here's that conversation.
1:24.4	Ambassador, good to see you.
1:30.5	I think the last time we saw each other
1:32.0	was at the McCain retreat in Arizona last summer.
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