Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa visited the U.S. and met with President Donald Trump in the White House on Nov. 10. This visit was the first by a Syrian president to the White House and the first presidential meeting between the two countries in 25 years. The last summit meeting between the U.S. and Syria was held in the year 2000, between U.S. President Bill Clinton and Syrian President Hafez Assad. It was the first meeting of an incumbent U.S. president with a formerly designated "terrorist." In addition, al-Sharaa was a former insurgent who was once a prisoner of the U.S. forces in Iraq. Al-Sharaa led Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and it coalition partners last December to end the Baath regime in Syria, which was a firm orbit of both Iran and Russia.
Al-Sharaa's U.S. visit to the White House was important in many ways.
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