Report: David Hale to be Appointed U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon
The U.S. administration will appoint U.S. Middle East Envoy David Hale as Washington's Ambassador to Lebanon, media reports said on Tuesday.
Hale will replace current ambassador Maura Connelly when her term ends this year, sources told the pan-Arab daily al-Hayat.
Hale was Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy in Beirut when David Satterfield was the U.S. ambassador (1998 – 2001).
The diplomat was appointed Special Envoy for Middle East Peace in June 2011.
He held the post of Deputy Special Envoy for Middle East Peace under former Senator George Mitchell.
Hale served as U.S. ambassador to Jordan from 2005-2008, the Charge d’Affaires in Jordan from 2004-2005 and Deputy Chief of Mission from 2003-2004.
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your not Karim brother by any chance.
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no his sister , ahahahahahahahahahaha
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Everybody want's our 7ummus
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Yayyyy chou hellllo , metl el 2amar! ya 5haye, 10000 welcome
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Wait and see what he will look like after 6 months in Lebanon .....
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I have met David Hale years ago and I was immensely impressed with his range of knowledge of the entire Middle East. I think he will be one of the really great ambassadors as he has so much experience in the Middle East. The Lebanese who knew him, highly respected him. So, this is the best appointment made in a very long time.
Hope he has a enough security personnel , I think he needs it considering the current situation in Lebanon , the poor guy won't last 6 months ... Wahibist / Jihadist from Saudi Arabia and the GCC have infiltrated the lebanese society... Eg FSA , Assir and the Saad's salafists and Co.. Good luck on your new appointment as ambassador to Lebanon ..Allah wakoun ma3ak ...!!