Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jim C. O'Brien
Seems to me like this AfD needs more discussion. On the one hand, he's notable for being the first Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs of the United States, and he received a lot of coverage for it. {{cite news |title=US appoints 'first hostage envoy' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34091706 |date=28 August 2015}}{{cite news |last1=Cole |first1=Kevin |title=Omahan picked by President Obama to coordinate return of U.S. hostages |url=https://www.omaha.com/news/military/omahan-picked-by-president-obama-to-coordinate-return-of-u/article_05da8904-4f39-11e5-b8b2-9fd498aee4b8.html |work=Omaha.com |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Obama to name James O'Brien hostage affairs envoy |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-hostage-whitehouse/obama-to-name-james-obrien-hostage-affairs-envoy-idUSKCN0QX2G020150828 |website=Reuters |language=en |date=28 August 2015}}  The Trump administration seems to have also appointed a Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs, also named O'Brien, which reinforces that notability claim because his nomination seems to have created a  effect. On the other hand,  could apply here: I cannot find any other  that aren't passing mentions or O'Brien being the primary source. Would be interesting to dig into hostage books and see if he gets decent coverage, but it might be 
— User:Pilaz, 15:48, 19 June 2019 (UTC)
Stance: comment
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