US sends top diplomats to Syria to discuss transition

Published December 20, 2024 1:40pm ET



A senior delegation of U.S. diplomats arrived in Syria to meet with the new de facto rulers, looking to understand more about how they intend to govern.

The delegation included Barbara Leaf, the top State Department official for the Middle East, Daniel Rubinstein, a veteran diplomat in the Middle East who is being put in charge of engagement on Syria, and Roger Carstens, the special presidential envoy for hostage affairs. It marks the first time the United States has sent a delegation to Syria in several years.

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