US-Syria Dealings Rocky for Decades

September 1944: The United States recognizes Syria as an independent state in exchange for Syria’s full recognition and protection of the existing rights of the U.S. and its nationals. November 1944: The U.S. establishes diplomatic relations with Syria. February 1958: U.S.-Syrian diplomatic relations end after Syria and Egypt form a new state, the United Arab Republic. UAR’s capital is Cairo, where the U.S. maintains an embassy. October 1961: U.S.-Syrian diplomatic relations...

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