Diplomatic relations between Syria and the United States began in 1835, suspended in 2012 after the onset of the Syrian civil war, and reopened in September 2025. Priority issues between the two state
A decanter gifted to United States president Gerald Ford in 1974 from Abdul Halim Khaddam, the Deputy Prime Minister of Foreign Affairs of Syria at the time.
Syrian president Hafez al-Assad greets U.S. president Richard Nixon in Damascus, 1974
Syrian president Hafez al-Assad meets U.S. president Jimmy Carter in Geneva, 1977
Al-Sharaa with U.S. president Donald Trump and Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 14, 2025
The Syrian transitional government is the provisional government of Syria. It was established on 29 March 2025 under President Ahmed al-Sharaa, and succeeded the Syrian caretaker government headed by
Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa, the head of the Syrian transitional government
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani (right) with UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 12 January 2025
President of the European Council, António Costa (left), with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the Emergency Summit of the League of Arab States on Gaza, 3 March 2025
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Syrian President al-Sharaa during the COP30 summit in Brazil, 7 November 2025