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Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/29/AR2010122904631.html
Obama Names Ambassador to Syria
(Washington Post) Perry Bacon Jr. and Karen DeYoung - President Obama on Wednesday appointed Robert Ford, a career diplomat, as the first U.S. ambassador to Syria since 2005, using a recess appointment to bypass opposition from Senate Republicans. Ford's nomination was held up by a group of senators who complained that the administration had failed to articulate a viable policy toward the Syrian government, which has been charged with supporting Hizbullah militants and other anti-Israel groups.