Stories written by Katie Mattern

POLITICS: U.S. to Name Ambassador to Damascus after Four Years

By Katie Mattern and Ali Gharib
After informing the Syrian embassy in Washington on Tuesday night, the U.S. State Department announced on Wednesday that President Barack Obama will be sending an ambassador to Damascus for the first time since 2005.

US-CUBA: Obama Still Moving Cautiously Toward Normalisation

By Katie Mattern and Jim Lobe
Sunday's announcement by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that Washington will begin talks with Cuba on bilateral migration issues and resume direct postal service between the two countries suggests the new administration of President Barack Obama intends to proceed cautiously toward normalising ties with the Caribbean nation, according to veteran experts here.


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