[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 3888]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        FREEDOM FOR BOB LEVINSON

  Mr. NELSON. Mr. President, I rise today on the anniversary of Bob 
Levinson's disappearance from Kish Island off the coast of Iran.
  March 9 will mark 7 excruciating years of waiting and wondering for 
Bob's family who have desperately sought assistance from the 
Governments of Iran and the United States in finding him and bringing 
him home.
  Bob, a retired FBI agent, is now one of the longest held Americans in 
our Nation's history. Bob's safe return is his family's highest 
priority--as it must remain for the U.S. Government as well.
  At the beginning of this year, this body unanimously passed a 
resolution urging the Government of Iran to fulfill their promises of 
assistance in Bob's case. At a time when our governments are talking to 
one another after more than 30 years, I ask that they talk about 
locating Bob and bringing him home to Florida. This case transcends any 
differences between the United States and Iran.
  I continue to believe our two countries share the same goal: as a 
humanitarian matter both governments can readily support bringing a 
father home to his children and grandchildren.
  I have said as much to officials in the Iranian Government, and I 
rise today to reiterate this same message. I will also continue to call 
on the U.S. Government to raise Bob's case with Iranian officials at 
every opportunity and do all they can to end this ordeal.
  Bob and his wife Christine have seven children and four 
grandchildren.
  For their sake, after 7 heart-wrenching years, we must all redouble 
our efforts to bring Bob home.

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