January 16, 2023

Taylor Dudley Release from Russian Detention Credited to Steve Menzies, Gov. Bill Richardson Action

News stories across the world and nation including CNN and ABC TV cite key role played by Applied Underwriters’ Chairman and former Governor Bill Richardson

Steve Menzies, Founder and Chairman of the Steve Menzies Global Foundation, welcomes home Taylor Dudley, freed from Russia, at the Washington, D.C. press conference on January 13, 2023.

Steve Menzies, Founder and Chairman of the Steve Menzies Global Foundation, brings home Taylor Dudley who takes his first step onto US soil in New York on January 12, 2023 after having been detained in Russia for over eight months.

Omaha, Nebraska — Monday, January 16, 2023 — As the plight of US citizen and Navy veteran Taylor Dudley, detained since April 2022 by Russian authorities, increased to a level of grave concern for all Americans, the Steve Menzies Global Foundation (www.boldthinkers.org) intervened and effected his rescue and safe return on Thursday, January 12th at the Bagrationovsk-Bezledy border crossing between Poland and Russia.

News reports on ABC TV (link here), on CNN (link here) and at the Washington press conference (link here) presented upon arrival back in the US underlined the work of the Foundation, its leader, and the team assembled for this important, humanitarian “win.” Citing Steve Menzies, Chairman of the Foundation and of Applied Underwriters, former New Mexico Governor, Bill Richardson, and the entire team of medical, operations, and security staff who traveled to the Russian border, the reports noted that careful negotiations and concerted teamwork resulted in the return of Taylor Dudley.

For further information contact:Ryan Gerding, Public Relations, at +1 (913) 602-8531 or at press@auw.com.

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About the Steve Menzies Global Foundation (www.boldthinkers.org)
The Steve Menzies Global Foundation is a non-profit organization that takes a creative, constructive view to solving grand scale problems related to societal issues, economic issues and intellectual advancement. The Foundation engages Bold Thinkers from its worldwide network of individuals willing to apply and generously share their energy, intellect and resources to solve complex problems that risk going unsolved.

About The Richardson Center (www.richardsondiplomacy.org)
The Richardson Center negotiates for the release of American prisoners and hostages held in hostile regimes or in countries with strained diplomatic relations. It works on behalf of the families and at no cost to them. The Richardson Center is greatly appreciative of its partners, including many private individuals and foundations who support and enable its work as a non-for-profit.