Release of Detained American Citizen Amer Fakhoury
STATEMENT BY SECRETARY MICHAEL R. POMPEO
March 19, 2020
American citizen Amer Fakhoury, who has been in detention in Lebanon since September, is returning to the United States where he will be reunited with his family and receive urgent medical treatment. His return comes as a relief to those who have followed the case with grave concern. We are relieved to be able to welcome him back home.