Story highlights Sen. Tim Kaine met the parents of slain journalist James Foley

They've been critical of US hostage policy

Manchester, New Hampshire (CNN) Sen. Tim Kaine talked to the parents of slain journalist James Foley Saturday morning, per an aide.

Hillary Clinton's running mate and Diane and John Foley talked in person in the lobby of the Manchester, New Hampshire, Radisson Hotel. That's about an hour from their Rochester home, ahead of the Virginia senator's appearance at St. Anselm College.

Foley was held in ISIS captivity for nearly two years, and was beheaded by the group in a video posted to YouTube in August 2014.

The meeting was not an endorsement of the Clinton campaign, per an aide, but an opportunity for the Foleys to tell Kaine about their work with the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation, as well as their experience with their son.

The Foleys have been critical of United States hostage policy.

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