Statement from National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice on the Release of Peter Theo Curtis

by Gary Kopycinski on August 25, 2014

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Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 24, 2014. For two years, we have kept Peter Theo Curtis, a U.S. citizen held hostage in Syria, in our thoughts and prayers. Today, we join his family and loved ones in welcoming his freedom. Theo is now safe outside of Syria, and we expect he will be reunited with his family shortly.