The US Department of State Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM) includes sections on hostages and missing persons that I thought were worth including here.
U.S. Department of State
Foreign Affairs Manual
Volume 7 - Consular Affairs:
7 FAM 1820 Hostage Taking and Kidnappings (PDF)
7 FAM 150 Missing Persons (PDF)
7 FAM 1820 Hostage Taking and Kidnappings (PDF)
7 FAM 150 Missing Persons (PDF)
I'm of the opinion that the US government should have a dedicated office for hostage affairs/missing persons of US citizens abroad. It would have a core of permanent staff in addition to representatives from US government agencies such as the FBI, Department of State, Department of Defense (POW-MIA, Casualty Affairs, Criminal Investigation Division, etc). One of the things the office should be responsible for is coordinating regulations and reporting requirements by publishing an annual manual.
Just a thought.
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