Governments today must be prepared to face a wide range of possible terrorist acts. Among the likely acts of terrorism is the terrorist hostage siege incident. Experience shows that governments are not sufficiently prepared for this type of event. Many countries have trained tactical teams ready to confront terrorists with force, but these same countries do not typically have qualified negotiation teams that are able to peacefully resolve such incidents. This lack of capability greatly limits the ability of these countries to effectively manage and peacefully resolve terrorist hostage sieges. In addition, political decision makers often do not understand what their proper roles are in the effective management of such sieges. Governments require the services of trained and skilled negotiators, operating as part of a larger law enforcement response apparatus, if they wish to properly and effectively manage a terrorist hostage siege incident. In this study, the critical issues related to this need are discussed and specific future recommendations made by the researcher1 for governments and police agencies to consider. The information in this study is based on the researcher's personal work experience. The primary aim of this article, in fact, is to make contributions to police agencies' negotiation strategies.