Roger D. Carstens
Roger Dean Carstens is an American diplomat and retired United States Army Special Forces lieutenant colonel. Carstens has served as the special presidential envoy for hostage affairs since 2020.
Some of the key events about Roger D. Carstens
- 1987Graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point
- 1988Completed U.S. Army Ranger School
- 1999Served as a Special Forces officer in the U.S. Army
- 2003Deployed to Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom
- 2008Worked as a counterterrorism consultant for the U.S. government
- 2016Served as a senior civilian advisor to the Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command
- 2017Appointed as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
- 2019Nominated by President Trump to serve as Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs
- 2020Confirmed by the Senate as Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs
- 2022Played a key role in negotiating the release of U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner from Russian detention
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