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Biden administration quietly steps up effort to close Guantanamo

5 min read 23 Sep 2022, 12:50 AM IST Jess Bravin , The Wall Street Journal

Special representative named to oversee efforts to transfer detainees out of military facility in Cuba

The U.S. has held alleged foreign terrorists at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba since 2002. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) — The U.S. has held alleged foreign terrorists at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba since 2002. **(Photo: Wikimedia Commons)**

WASHINGTON : The Biden administration is revamping its effort to close the Guantanamo Bay prison, for the first time appointing a senior diplomat to oversee detainee transfers and signaling it won’t interfere with plea negotiations that could resolve the long-stalled prosecution of alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four co-defendants.