User:Geo Swan/Special Envoy to shut down Guantanamo

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The United States Presidency has appointed a number of individuals to serve as Special Envoys tasked to serve as Special Envoy to shut down Guantanamo, by finding countries prepared to accept the transfer of captives.

Daniel Fried, who held the appointment from May 2009 to January 2013, held the rank of Ambassador.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

^ Carol Rosenberg (2009-05-13). "Fried names as Guantanamo Closure Czar". The State (newspaper). Retrieved 2013-06-16. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Charlie Savage (2013-01-28). "State Dept. Closes Office Working on Shutting Guantánamo Prison". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2013-01-28. The State Department on Monday reassigned Daniel Fried, the special envoy for closing the prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and will not replace him, according to an internal personnel announcement. Mr. Fried's office is being closed, and his former responsibilities will be "assumed" by the office of the department's legal adviser, the notice said. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Kristin Deasy (2013-01-28). "US State Department shuts down office tasked with closing Guantanamo: Move suggests priority shift on the part of the administration". Global Post. Archived from the original on 2013-01-28. As of today, there is no longer a State Department office overseeing efforts to close the US prison at Cuba's Guantanamo Bay, and the person assigned to the task, Daniel Fried, has been given something else to do, reported The New York Times, citing an official statement. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[TheState2009-05-13-1] Carol Rosenberg (2009-05-13). "Fried names as Guantanamo Closure Czar". The State (newspaper). Retrieved 2013-06-16. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[NYTimes2013-01-28-2] Charlie Savage (2013-01-28). "State Dept. Closes Office Working on Shutting Guantánamo Prison". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2013-01-28. The State Department on Monday reassigned Daniel Fried, the special envoy for closing the prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and will not replace him, according to an internal personnel announcement. Mr. Fried's office is being closed, and his former responsibilities will be "assumed" by the office of the department's legal adviser, the notice said. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[GlobalPost2013-01-28-3] Kristin Deasy (2013-01-28). "US State Department shuts down office tasked with closing Guantanamo: Move suggests priority shift on the part of the administration". Global Post. Archived from the original on 2013-01-28. As of today, there is no longer a State Department office overseeing efforts to close the US prison at Cuba's Guantanamo Bay, and the person assigned to the task, Daniel Fried, has been given something else to do, reported The New York Times, citing an official statement. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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