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A picture dated March 16, 2010 shows ambassador Robert Ford appearing before a full committee hearing on his nomination to be ambassador to Syria at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.
Monday, Oct. 24, 2011

Open quoteWe hope that the Syrian regime will end its incitement campaign against Ambassador Ford.Close quote

  • MARK TONER,
  • a spokesman for the U.S. State Department, on the withdrawal of Robert Ford, the U.S. ambassador to Syria, from the country because of concerns for his safety
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