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Wael Ghonim, who leads Google’s marketing for the Middle East and North Africa, remains missing in Egypt. The company asks anyone with information about Mr. Ghonim to call +44 20 7031 3008 or e-mail infoaboutwael@google.com.

Meanwhile, Google engineers have worked with Twitter to build a service for people in Egypt without Internet access to post messages to…

Here's the Fox News article.

Not a lot of information yet. I hate to be crass, and of course I am praying for Mr. Salkind and his loved ones, but I can't help wondering if a little bit of Hollywood appeal might FINALLY generate some  interest in the topic of Americans and others missing in Central America and the Caribbean.

From the Wall Street Journal.

Let's just hope he's out of contact because of the chaos and has not come to harm.

Does anyone know of others who are missing amid the turmoil? Please let us know.

Here's the article.

Why only 5? What about the rest?

"FBI officials [say] until they can find proof of a crime, they can not get involved in the case."

Beautiful - we can't look for investigate until someone else investigates and gives us evidence. I've also heard the phrase "We need to be invited…

U.K. journalist Michael Dixon disappeared in Tamarindo, Costa Rica, in October 2009. His family continues to search and have attracted worldwide support for their efforts. This song by Kyra Simone is dedicated to Michael, but it very well expresses the feelings of families and friends of the missing. It will go on sale on i-Tunes March 13, 2011, and proceeds will support search efforts for Michael and other missing-persons organizations. Please listen, share, and purchase the song if you…

Here's the story.  Nice job, Adriana -- which sister appears with you?

This is not just another TV spot -- it is the first coverage Arturo's story and the Missing Americans Project have received in a major media market. Coverage like this increases the likelihood of our receiving national coverage. It's also huge because it is the first story to link one of our missing-person stories…

Missionary Nancy Davis and her husband were fleeing drug cartel gunmen when she was fatally shot. Read the full story.

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U.S. Consulate issues statement…

Nancy Davis -- who spent more than 40 years as a missionary in Mexico --  was killed when she and her husband were attacked by armed gunmen about 70 miles south of Reynosa. The couple sped to the border looking for help, but it was too late for Nancy, according to KRGV TV in Texas.…

A Belizean pastor, the Rev. Jesús Falcon, a volunteer missionary visiting Monterrey, has been reported missing in Mexico. He travelled to the City of Monterrey on Dec. 14 to visit family for the Christmas holidays. Reports say he was met by his mother, Roalva Falcon Asevedo and his stepfather, Arueo Cervantez. All three have disappeared.…

I just happened to be looking at the "missing Americans" page of the U.S. Embassy in Honduras website (the sort of thing I do with my copious spare time) and learned about another missing man: Julio Martin Baltodano. Missing date: November 13, 2008. This is the second missing American to be "backfilled" on the well-buried page since I started looking at it in May 2009. Some of you may remember the story…

Here's the story. Please share widely.