Permanent Representative of Syria to the United Nations
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{{Infobox Political post
|post = Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Syria to the United Nations
السفير والممثل الدائم لسوريا لدى الأمم المتحدة
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|incumbent = Qusay al-Dahhak
|incumbentsince = 20 December 2023
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|style = His Excellency
|appointer = President of Syria
| seat = New York, United States{{Cite news|url=http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/03/06/U-S-restricts-movement-of-Syria-s-U-N-delegation.html|publisher=english.alarabiya.net|title=U.S. restricts movements of Syria's U.N. envoy in New York|date=6 March 2014|access-date=20 December 2023}}
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|formation = 1946
|inaugural = Fares al-Khoury
|website = [https://www.un.int/syria/ Permanent Mission]
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The Permanent Representative of Syria to the United Nations is Syria's foremost diplomatic representative at the United Nations and the head of the Permanent Mission of the Syrian Arab Republic in New York City.{{Cite web|url=http://www.un.int/syria/ambassador.htm|title=Syrian Ambassador|date=2019-04-27|publisher=UN|access-date=2013-07-29|archive-date=2014-11-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141124211229/http://www.un.int/syria/ambassador.htm|url-status=live}}
List of heads of mission
- 1946–1948: Fares al-Khoury
- 1951–1953: Farid Zeineddine
- 1953–1957: Rafik Asha
- 1962–1964: Salah el-Dine Tarazi
- 1964–1965: Rafik Asha{{Cite journal |date=1964-07-14 |title=New Permanent Representative of Syria Presents Credentials |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3832870 |journal=UN Press Release. Permanent Representative Credentials |language=en |access-date=2024-02-26 |archive-date=2024-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226193922/https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3832870 |url-status=live }}
- 1965–1972: George Tomeh{{Cite journal |date=1965-10-14 |title=New Permanent Representative of Syria Presents Credentials |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3830768 |journal=UN Press Release. Permanent Representative Credentials |language=en |access-date=2024-02-26 |archive-date=2024-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226193921/https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3830768 |url-status=live }}
- 1972–1975: Haissam Kelani{{Cite journal |date=1972-08-08 |title=New Permanent Representative of Syria Presents Credentials |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3812800 |journal=UN Press Release. Permanent Representative Credentials |language=en |access-date=2024-02-26 |archive-date=2024-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226191627/https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3812800 |url-status=live }}
- 1975–1978: Mowaffak Allaf{{Cite journal |date=1975-12-11 |title=New Permanent Representative of Syria Presents Credentials |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3810446 |journal=UN Press Release. Permanent Representative Credentials |language=en |access-date=2024-02-26 |archive-date=2024-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226193922/https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3810446 |url-status=live }}
- 1978–1981: Hammud al-Shufi{{Cite journal |date=1978-06-06 |title=New Permanent Representative of Syria Presents Credentials |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3807375 |journal=UN Press Release. Permanent Representative Credentials |language=en |access-date=2024-02-26 |archive-date=2024-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226193921/https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3807375 |url-status=live }}
- 1981–1986: Dia Allah El-Fattal{{Cite journal |date=1981-05-18 |title=New Permanent Representative of Syria Presents Credentials |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3802609 |journal=UN Press Release. Permanent Representative Credentials |language=en |access-date=2024-02-26 |archive-date=2024-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226193923/https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3802609 |url-status=live }}
- 1988–1990: Ahmad Fathi Al-Masri{{Cite journal |date=1988-02-25 |title=New Permanent Representative of Syria Presents Credentials |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3799675 |journal=UN Press Release. Permanent Representative Credentials |language=en |access-date=2024-02-26 |archive-date=2024-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226193924/https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3799675 |url-status=live }}
- 1990–1996: Dia Allah El-Fattal{{Cite journal |date=1990-07-27 |title=New Permanent Representative of Syria Presents Credentials |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3799170 |journal=UN Press Release. Permanent Representative Credentials |language=en |access-date=2024-02-26 |archive-date=2024-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226193924/https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3799170 |url-status=live }}
- 1996–2003: Mikhail Wehbe{{Cite web |date=29 October 1996 |title=NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF SYRIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS |url=https://press.un.org/en/1996/19961029.bio3046.html |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=United Nations |archive-date=2023-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021192213/https://press.un.org/en/1996/19961029.bio3046.html |url-status=live }}
- 2003–2006: Faisal Mekdad{{Cite web |date=2003-09-18 |title=NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF SYRIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS |url=https://press.un.org/en/2003/bio3532.doc.htm |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=United Nations |archive-date=2023-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021192230/https://press.un.org/en/2003/bio3532.doc.htm |url-status=live }}
- 2006–2020: Bashar Jaafari{{Cite web |date=31 July 2006 |title=NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF SYRIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS |url=https://press.un.org/en/2006/bio3781.doc.htm |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=United Nations |archive-date=2023-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021192253/https://press.un.org/en/2006/bio3781.doc.htm |url-status=live }}
- 2020–2023: Bassam al-Sabbagh{{cite news|url=https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=210891|title= Presidential decrees naming Dr. Mikdad as Foreign and Expatriates Minister, Dr. al-Jaafari as Deputy Foreign and Expatriates Minister|author= |date= 2020-11-22|publisher=Syrian Arab News Agency|access-date= 2020-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123085342/https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=210891|archive-date=2020-11-23|quote=President al-Assad also issued decree no. 324 providing for transferring Ambassador Bassam al-Sabbagh from the Syrian Embassy in Vienna to the Permanent Delegation in New York and accrediting him as Syria’s Permanent Representative at the UN in New York.}}{{Cite web |date=23 February 2021 |title=New Permanent Representative of Syria Presents Credentials |url=https://press.un.org/en/2021/bio5382.doc.htm |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=United Nations |archive-date=2024-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240116125529/https://press.un.org/en/2021/bio5382.doc.htm |url-status=live }}
- 2023–present: Qusay al-Dahhak{{Cite web|url=https://sana.sy/en/?p=322312|title=Al-Dhahhak sworn in as Syria’s Permanent Representative to the UN|access-date=20 December 2023|date=20 December 2023|publisher=Syrian Arab News Agency|archive-date=21 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221091500/https://sana.sy/en/?p=322312|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |date=31 January 2024 |title=New Permanent Representative of Syrian Arab Republic Presents Credentials |url=https://press.un.org/en/2024/bio5523.doc.htm |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=United Nations |archive-date=2024-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226182929/https://press.un.org/en/2024/bio5523.doc.htm |url-status=live }}
See also
References
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