US hostage envoy Adam Boehler is hosting a summit in Montana to discuss efforts to combat hostage taking. The summit comes after Boehler withdrew his candidacy for the role of special presidential envoy for hostage affairs. He will continue to work on the issue with a lower-level title that doesn't require Senate confirmation. Boehler recently became the first-ever US official to meet with Hamas members in an attempt to negotiate the release of five Israeli hostages with US citizenship. The summit will include representatives from Israel, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and Austria.