Ministry of Expatriates
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The Ministry of Expatriates of Syria
is the ministry that is responsible for communication with Syrian expatriates around the world. It was established in 2002 and merged into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants on 14 April 2011.
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
is the ministry that is responsible for communication with Syrian expatriates around the world. It was established in 2002 and merged into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants on 14 April 2011.
Ministers of Expatriates
- Bouthaina ShaabanBouthaina ShaabanBouthaina Shaaban is a Syrian politician and is currently the political and media adviser to the President of Syria. Shaaban served as the first Minister of Expatriates for the Syrian Arab Republic, between 2003 and 2008, and has been described as the Syrian "regime's face to the outside...
(2002 – 30 July 2008) - Mohammad Ateya (30 July 2008 – incumbent)
- Dr. Joseph SweidJoseph SweidJoseph Sweid is currently a Syrian Minister of State, serving since 2011 and a member of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party. He previously served as the Minister of Expatriates.Sweid was born in Damascus in 1958...
(30 July 2008 – 29 March 2011) - Walid MuallemWalid MuallemWalid al Muallem is the current Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates for Syria, and a long-time diplomat for that country.-Early life, education and career:...
, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants (14 April 2011 - incumbent)