List of Syrian Ambassadors to the United States
The Syrian Ambassador to the United States is Syria's permanent representative to the United States . All ambassadors are listed below:
Syrian Embassy at 2215 Wyoming Avenue Northwest in Washington, DC
Imad Moustapha, George W. Bush
| Appointed / Accredited | Surname | Remarks | appointed by | accredited at | Leave post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 19, 1945 | Nazim al-Qudsi | Shukri al-Quwatli | Harry S. Truman | 1947 | |
| 1947 | Fayez al-Khoury | (* 1893; † 1959) Dean of Law at Damascus University, Ambassador to London, Member of the Syrian Parliament, 1943 Syrian Foreign Minister | Shukri al-Quwatli | Harry S. Truman | 1952 |
| 1952 | Farid Zeineddine | Fawzi Selu | Harry S. Truman | 1957 | |
| Dec 1961 | Omar Abu Risha | Maamun al-Kuzbari | John F. Kennedy | 1964 | |
| June 1967 | no diplomatic relations | Maamun al-Kuzbari | John F. Kennedy | 1974 | |
| 1974 | Sabah Kabbani | Sabah Qabbani (* 1928) founder and first director of Syrian television. Before 1974 he was ambassador to Jakarta . | Hafiz al-Assad | Gerald Ford | 1981 |
| 1981 | Abdul Hassib Istwany | Chargé d'affaires | Hafiz al-Assad | Ronald Reagan | 1981 |
| 1981 | Rafic Jouejati | (* 1922 in Damascus ; † 2003) After 1986 he taught at the University of Damascus , the University of Oxford , the University of Cambridge and the School of Oriental Studies in Munich . | Hafiz al-Assad | Ronald Reagan | 1986 |
| 1990 | Walid al-Muallim | Hafiz al-Assad | George HW Bush | 2000 | |
| 2000 | Rustum Al-Zubi | Dismissed but not returned. | Bashar al-Assad | Bill Clinton | Feb 8, 2002 |
| 2004 | Imad Moustapha | Bashar al-Assad | George W. Bush | 2011 | |
| 2012 | Zuheir Jabbour | Chargé d'affaires | Bashar al-Assad | Barack Obama | May 29, 2012 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rafic Jouejati: Sami M. Moubayed, 2006, p. 410
- ↑ The Enigma of Damascus . In: The New York Times , July 10, 2005
- ↑ US expels Syrian envoy Zuheir Jabbour over Houla massacre . Columbia Broadcasting System , May 29, 2012
- ^ Syrian Embassy US. ( Memento of the original from December 11, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
