this paper is concerned with the best proximity pair problem in hilbert spaces. given two subsets $a$ and $b$ of a hilbert space $h$ and the set-valued maps $f:a o 2^ b$ and $g:a_0 o 2^{a_0}$, where $a_0={xin a: |x-y|=d(a,b)~~~mbox{for some}~~~ yin b}$, best proximity pair theorems provide sufficient conditions that ensure the existence of an $x_0in a$ such that $$d(g(x_0),f(x_0))=d(a,b).$$