Trump noted that the recovery efforts were executed in partnership with the United Arab Emirates.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 25, 2019
"I appreciate the support of the United Arab Emirates in bringing Danny home," Trump tweeted. "Danny's recovery reflects the best of what the United States & its partners can accomplish."
"We work every day to bring Americans home. We maintain constant and intensive diplomatic, intelligence, and law enforcement cooperation within the United States Government and with our foreign partners," he added.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 25, 2019
Reuters reported that Burch, who works for a Yemeni Safer Oil company, was detained in Sanaa after taking his children to school. He was reportedly being held captive by Houthi rebels since September 2017. Nadia Burch, Danny's wife, told the publication at the time of his detainment that her husband had been working in Yemen since the late 1980s.
Trump announced Burch's return as he traveled to Vietnam ahead of his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
