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Name: Buthaina Shaaban, Ph.D.
Title: Minister of Expatriates, Syria

Position: Con to the question "Should the U.S. have attacked Iraq?"

Reasoning:
"Before the war...Syria stood against the war. Syria still stands against the war because it was, we believe, an illegitimate, unnecessary war. We believe that the Iraqi people are the ones who paid the price."
"The Future of Syrian-American Relations: A Luncheon Discussion with
Buthaina Shaaban, Syrian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman"
The Saban Center for Middle East Policy, The Brookings Institution
June 18, 2003

Credibility/
Ranking:		  Expert/VIP
PhD's, JD's (lawyers), Judges, Members of Congress, Ambassadors, Council Generals, heads of government, members of legislative bodies with significant involvement in, or related to, the US-Iraq conflict.
Involvement:
  • Minister of Expatriates, Syria
  • Professor, Damascus University
  • Former Director, Press Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Syria

Education:
  • Ph.D., Warwick University, UK, 1982

Relevant Affiliations:
  • None listed

Contact Info: Phone: None listed FAX: None listed
E-Mail: None listed
Web Site: www.parliament.gov.sy, Syrian Parliament [in arabic]
Other:
  • Speaker, Women in Business International Forum, Damascus, May 20-22, 2005
  • Speaker, "The Arab World in 2020" at the Arab Strategy Forum, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 13-15, 2004
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