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| Clockwise from top left: Obama, Khatib, Mrs. Atassi and Idriss |
President Barack Obama is reportedly expected to receive Syrian
National Coalition leader Moaz al-Khatib and the Chief of Staff of the Free
Syrian Army, Brig. Gen. Salim Idriss, on their visit to Washington next week.
Syrian American activist Farah Atassi, who broke the
news on her
Facebook page an hour ago, said both men will also confer with leading
members of the U.S. Administration.
Mrs. Atassi
is the founder and President of the Arab Information & Resource Center in
Washington DC.
She is also
executive director of the American Arab Communication & Translation Center
(ACT), which provides international consultancy, translations, language
services, research, media monitoring, strategic assessment and analysis to U.S.
and Arab governments, NGOs and corporations.
The
International Peace Federation at the United Nations nominated her as an
Ambassador of Peace for her role in business diplomacy, and interfaith and
cross-cultural dialogue.
