. >> reporter: last time dan levinson had direct contact with his dad, he got an email of how proud of he was of his son. he was kidnapped in iran where he was work on a case related to cigarette smug also as a private investigator. >> we are devastated but are happy to see that he is alive and that is relatively well. >> dan levinson and his mom met with john kerry here in washington. the state department says they continue to welcome the assistance of our international partners in this investigation and calls on the government of islamic republic of iran to uphole the offer to help find him and return safely to the family. dan says he has confidence in kerry. >> he has known of the case for a long time and helping any way he could knowing in his position he can help more of an ability to help. >> reporter: white house said friday the iranian government previously offered assistance in locating more levinson and we look forward to doing it even though we disagree on other issues. there is still a one million dollar reward leading to the safe return of bob live en son. -- levin gone. >

levinson and return him safely to his family. just a day after their meeting, dan told me this morning he hopes the new secretary of state can use the weight of his office to bring his dad back home. >> he has been related to this case for a long time, helping us in every way he could. so he's very well aware it's been six years and the difficulties. so i think knowing he's in this new position, he has more ability, i think, to more urgently press it. >> white house says the iranian government previously offered assistance in locating mr. listenson and we look forward to seeing this assistance, even as we disagree on other key issues. the f.b.i. is presently offering a a $1 million reward for information that brings bob levinson home safe and sound. uma. >> thank you very much. well, two of our newest fox news contributors will be squaring off on who should hear terror trials. a fair and balanced debate coming up next. you don't want to miss this. stay with us with the spark cash card from capital one... boris earns unlimited rewards for his small business. can i g

levinson's son dan. good morning, dan. >> good morning.u. it was exactly six years ago today that your father disappeared in iran. can you just tell us a little bit more about what he was doing there? >> well, my father had been retired from the fbi since 1998. that's now 15 years. and he worked afterwards as a private investigator for large corporations and they would have him investigate different things that were of concern for them. and in this case it was cigarette smuggling which a s. a known problem in the region kish island that area was hot bed for cigarette smuggling. weighs there investigating that. >> the last time you talked to him was six years ago when you exchanged emails. what did they say. >> well, i had just gotten into law school and he was -- he just told me he was very proud of me and he was looking forward to seeing me when he got back. and when i got back, i was actually overseas at the time. i had just gotten to japan and we were talking about that. and he was overseas and we were looking forward to seeing each oth