Topic: Robert Ford

The Senate's delay in confirming US President Barack Obama's choices of ambassadors to Syria and Turkey "does have an impact" on US policy in the region, an Obama administration official said Monday.In February, Obama nominated career diplomat Robert Ford as the first ...

Senate panel approves US envoy to Syria

In a victory for President Barack Obama's efforts to engage Syria diplomatically, a key US Senate committee has approved the nomination of veteran diplomat Robert Ford to be ambassador to Damascus.The Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where the nomination encountered no significant resistance ...
The nominee for US ambassador to Damascus, Robert Ford, said Tuesday Syria "could and should do" more to stop foreign fighters crossing the border into Iraq.Testifying at his confirmation hearing, Ford told the Senate that the number of fighters crossing the border ...
Obama announces nominee to become ambassador to Damascus, first for US since 2005 President Barack Obama said Tuesday he would nominate career diplomat Robert Ford to become the United States' first ambassador to Damascus since 2005, a sign that U.S.-Syrian relations are ...