Carstens Visits Syria, Seeks Tice

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Biden's top hostage envoy Roger Carstens in Syria to ask for help in finding Austin Tice

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Roger Carstens , the Biden administration's top official for freeing Americans held overseas, arrived in Damascus , Syria , for a high-risk mission.

It's the first known face-to-face contact with the caretaker government and asking for help finding Tice.

The State Department's top diplomat for the Middle East , Barbara Leaf , and Near East Senior Adviser Daniel Rubinstein are the first American diplomats to visit Damascus in over a decade .

They plan to meet with HTS representatives to discuss transition principles endorsed by U.S. and regional partners.

A high-risk mission like this is unusual for the typically risk averse Biden administration.

The situation on the ground is rapidly changing since Russia and Iran withdrew military support from the Assad regime.

The Syrian Democratic forces, Kurdish allies of the U.S. who are wary of the newly-powerful HTS .

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