Syrian Foreign Minister Holds Historic Meetings with U.S. Senators in Washington

Summary of the first day of the historic visit by Mr. Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Syrian Arab Republic, to Washington, D.C., United States.

The Minister held meetings with:

·       Representative Joe Wilson
Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Armed Services Committee.

·       Chris Van Hollen
Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee.

·       Jeanne Shaheen
Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Armed Services Committee and Senate Appropriations Committee.

·       Malcolm Mullen
 Member of the House Armed Services Committee and the House Appropriations Committee.

·       Christopher Coons
Member of the Foreign Relations Committee, the Judiciary Committee, and the Appropriations Committee in the Senate.

·       Mike Rounds
Member of the House Armed Services Committee and the House Appropriations Committee.

·       Abraham Hamadeh
Member of the House Armed Services Committee and the House Appropriations Committee.

·       Lindsey Graham
Member of the Judiciary Committee, the Budget Committee, and the Appropriations Committee in the Senate.

·       Jim Risch
Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee and member of the Appropriations Committee in the Senate.

·       Joni Ernst
 Member of the Armed Services Committee and the Appropriations Committee in the Senate

·       Jacky Rosen
Chairwoman of the Foreign Relations Committee and the Armed Services Committee in the Senate

·       Richard Blumenthal
Member of the Armed Services Committee, the Judiciary Committee, and the Budget Committee in the Senate.