White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Adam Boehler, who had been serving as the president’s envoy while he awaited Senate confirmation, withdrew his nomination but will still work on hostage negotiations as a “special government employee.”
A senior White House official told the Washington Post that Boehler chose to withdraw his nomination and work as a special government employee so he didn’t have to divest from his Nashville-based healthcare investment firm, Rubicon Founders.
In a statement announcing the withdrawal, Leavitt commended Boehler’s work thus far, specifically that of securing the release of Marc Fogel, an American school teacher who was freed from detention in Russia in early February.
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“Adam played a critical role in negotiating the return of Marc Fogel from Russia. He will
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