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U.S. Picks New Ambassador to Syria


(Reuters) Syria has received a request from Washington to accredit a U.S. ambassador to Damascus, ending a four-year diplomatic absence, Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem said on Wednesday. Moualem confirmed media reports that Washington intended to name Robert Ford for the post. Ford, an Arabist, is the U.S. deputy ambassador in Iraq and was U.S. ambassador to Algeria in 2006-2008.
2010-02-04 08:32:32
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