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WASHINGTON President Obama has decided to send an ambassador to Syria after a four-year hiatus, two senior administration officials said on Tuesday evening, in a sign of the deepening engagement between the Obama administration and the Syrian government. The State Department informed Syria’s ...
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Obama to Send Envoy to Syria
The Page by Mark Halperin —
Getty/istockphoto.com The president will send an ambassador to Syria, two senior administration officials said Tuesday evening. Obama hasn't chosen a person for the role, which has been on hiatus for four years.
The WonkLine: June 24, 2009
Wonk Room —
... The New York Times reports that President Obama will send an ambassador to Syria after a four year absence, in what, officials say, is an attempt by the administration to normalize relations. The State Department informed Syria’s ambassador to the United States of the decision on Tuesday. ...
NSN Daily Update: 6/24/09
democracyarsenal.org —
... by the events of the past few days. Iranian officials reported the arrests of several foreign nationals in connection with the protests. Former detainees at the U.S.’s Bagram military base in Afghanistan have alleged abuse at the hands of American soldiers. Missile strikes by a U.S. drone in Pakistan killed at least 43 people. After a four-year hiatus, Obama is sending an ambassador to Syria, indicating the deepening engagement between the U.S. and the Syrian ...
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CNN Political Ticker 6/24/2009
WASHINGTON (CNN) – President Barack Obama has decided to send a U.S. ambassador back to Syria, a dramatic sign of reconciliation between the two countries, senior administration officials tell CNN. The announcement is expected to be made this ...
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