Governor Bill Richardson & the Richardson Center are relieved that American prisoners, Tomeu Vedell, Alirio and Jose Luis Zambrano, Jorge Toledo, Jose Pereira, Matthew Heath & Osman Khan have been released from prison in Venezuela and are on their way home...1/8

...Over the last three years we have been working closely with each of these families, in an effort to secure their release & safe return home. We have travelled to Caracas; had countless interactions with the Venezuelan leadership; the White House & the Department of State..2/8

“Today we need to celebrate & rejoice the return of our fellow Americans home. For some of them, it has been almost 5 years! Matthew Heath’s attempted suicide 4 months ago was a reminder of the urgency in bringing our priosners home from all countries they are being held in..4/8

...Whether it is suicide, heart attack or physical altercation, these individuals are in constant imminent danger, and the illusion that we have time is dangerous.” Said Governor Richardson... 5/8

“We are grateful some of our prisoners from Venezuela are heading home, but we urge the Biden Administration to work decisively and with urgency to bring all other wrongful-detainees back to their families”...6/8

As we celebrate the release of Tomeu, Alirio, Jose Luis, Jorge, Jose, Matthew & Osman, we must do everything possible to secure the immediate release of Luke Denman, Airan Berry, & Eyvin Hernandez from Venezuela; as well as dozens of other Americans across the globe...7/8

...The Richardson Center negotiates for the release of American prisoners and hostages held in hostile regimes or in countries with strained diplomatic relations. We work on behalf of the families and at no cost to them...8/8