美国总统唐纳德·特朗普周日宣布，提名现任美国驻白俄罗斯特使约翰·科尔出任新任总统人质事务特别特使。
US President Donald Trump announced Sunday the nomination of his current Belarus envoy John Coale as the new special presidential envoy for hostage affairs.
特朗普在其社交平台Truth Social上写道：“我很高兴宣布，约翰·科尔是一位杰出的律师，也是我在白俄罗斯事务上的出色特使。他将被提名为总统人质事务特别特使，级别为大使。”
“I am pleased to announce that John Coale, Esq., a great lawyer and my incredibly successful envoy for Belarus, will be my new nominee for special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, with the rank of ambassador,” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.
特朗普特别提到科尔在东欧地区的出色表现，称其“过去一年里已成功促使65名以上美国及盟国公民从白俄罗斯平安回国”，还协助促成了该地区800多名政治犯获释。
Trump highlighted Coale’s track record in Eastern Europe, saying the envoy had “already secured the return of over 65 Americans and allied citizens from Belarus over the last year” and helped negotiate the release of more than 800 political prisoners across the region.
特朗普表示，科尔“将在新岗位上竭尽全力帮助美国公民重返家园”。他还对现任人质应对特别特使亚当·博勒表示赞赏，称其成功帮助196名人质平安回国。特朗普称，博勒今后将转任高级顾问，继续协助处理其他相关事务。
The US president said Coale “will work tirelessly in this new post to bring American citizens home.”Trump also praised Adam Boehler, his special envoy for hostage response, for helping bring 196 hostages home. Boehler will transition to a new role and “continue to assist in other matters, as senior advisor,” Trump said.
根据2015年颁布的行政命令，总统人质事务特别特使办公室负责统筹联邦政府各部门的外交策略，致力于帮助那些被非国家武装组织劫持或被外国政府非法扣押的美国公民安全回国。
Established in 2015 through an executive order, the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs coordinates diplomatic strategies across the federal government to secure the recovery of US nationals held hostage by non-state actors or wrongfully detained by foreign governments.