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SUMMARY:In The Shadows with Hostage Negotiator and Author Mickey Bergman
DESCRIPTION:When an American is captured abroad\, that’s when private hostage negotiators like Mickey Bergman step in to bring them home. \nMickey Bergman\, two-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee and CEO of Global Reach\, has spent the past decade freeing Americans from the world’s most insulated countries. \nHe joins us in Stamford to reveal true stories from his career “in the shadows” to rescue Americans held hostage abroad – including Brittney Griner\, Trevor Reed\, and Paul Whelan. \nDuring the discussion\, Mickey will share real-time updates on the current hostage situations in Gaza\, Venezuela\, Russia\, and more. \nThe Details:\nWhat: Conversation with Mickey Bergman followed by book signing\nWhen: Thursday\, February 20th | 6:00PM-7:30PM\nWhere: Ferguson Library | 1 Public Library Plaza\, Stamford\, CT 06901\nTickets: No charge\, registration required \nReserve your spot today \n\n\n Support global engagement in Connecticut by contacting CEO Megan Torrey about sponsorship opportunities. \n\nIn Partnership With\n \n\nFeaturing\nMickey Bergman\nChief Executive Officer of Global Reach \nWith over 17 years of experience\, Mickey has managed relationships and private diplomacy efforts in North Korea\, Cuba\, Myanmar\, Russia\, the Middle East\, Venezuela\, and Africa. \nNominated twice for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019 and 2023 alongside the late Governor Bill Richardson\, Mickey previously led his team at the Richardson Center as its Vice President and Executive Director to facilitate the release of more political prisoners than any other organization. \nMickey was recently honored with the 2023 James W. Foley Legacy Foundation American Hostage Freedom Award and serves on the Center for Strategic and International Studies Commission on Hostage Taking and Wrongful Detention. \n\nAbout the Book\nIn the Shadows: True Stories of High-Stakes Negotiations to Free Americans Captured Abroad by Mickey Bergman \nA top negotiator in countless high-stakes missions to free Americans captured abroad and held in the world's scariest prisons takes readers inside the dramatic and shadowy world of international hostage rescue.\nBrittney Griner\, Danny Fenster\, Otto Warmbier\, Trevor Reed\, Paul Whelan\, Kenneth Bae…When an American citizen is unjustly imprisoned overseas\, that’s when Mickey Bergman’s phone starts to ring. \nThis is the heart-pounding story of these urgent negotiations\, what it’s like to climb inside the minds of some of the world’s most notorious strongmen\, where the clear divisions between good and evil are replaced by a thousand shades of gray. \nAs Mickey Bergman and Ellis Henican make clear on every page\, international diplomacy isn’t just for government officials anymore. \nGet yourself a copy of In the Shadows here. \n\nAbout Global Reach\nGlobal Reach is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing home Americans who are wrongly held abroad—whether by terrorist groups\, criminal gangs\, or foreign governments. \nGlobal Reach represents and works on behalf of the families of victims\, and does not accept money or any form of donation from the victims and families it serves. In the last 10 years\, the officers of Global Reach have worked on 124 cases of wrongfully held prisoners worldwide. 78 are now safely home with their families. Learn more at https://reach.global/ \n\nWith Support from\n\n  \n\nMission Partners\n \n  \nMark & Linda Caplan\nDonna Collins\nSusan & Peter G. Kelly\n\nStay Globally Involved\nBecome a member or renew today. As a member of the World Affairs Council of Connecticut\, you can get exclusive access to events and travel opportunities\, build relationships with local leaders and global dignitaries\, and join our community of global citizens. Let us bring the world to you.
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LOCATION:Ferguson Library\, 1 Public Library Plaza\, Stamford\, CT\, 06901\, United States
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