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Special Reports // 1 decade ago

U.N. leader hails Somali progress

With a new government in place in Mogadishu, Somalia is in the early stages of a "profound transformation," said a visiting U.N. undersecretary-general.

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Restraint urged in fight for Mali

Human Rights Watch sent a letter to French President Francois Hollande seeking assurances that human rights laws are respected in the conflict in Mali.

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French president sends troops to Mali

French President Francois Hollande said Friday his government would honor a request from the Malian government to send military forces to the country.

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U.N. sanctions Mali al-Qaida branch

The U.N. Security Council adopted sanctions targeting an affiliate of al-Qaida that claimed control over part of northern Mali this year.

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Dialogue first in Mali, U.N. leader says

An inclusive national dialogue in Mali should be the first step in resolving a crisis simmering there since early 2012, a top U.N. official said.

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Britain reaches out to armed Syrian groups

The British government announced Wednesday that it was open to direct contact with military figures from the Syrian opposition movement.

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U.N.: Libya attacks reminder of challenges

Attacks on a U.S. consulate in Libya, coupled with violence targeting Sufi shrines in the country, symbolize the tough challenges ahead, a U.N. diplomat said.

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Lebanese, Syrian ties holding steady

The Lebanese foreign minister said there's nothing in his country that would warrant the severing of diplomatic affairs with Syrian representatives.

Special Reports // 1 decade ago

Spillover concerns linger in Lebanon

The civil war in Syria is creating a "precarious" national security situation for neighboring Lebanon, a political affairs official at the United Nations said.

World News // 1 decade ago

Tensions high in Lebanon's Tripoli

One man was killed in battles in Lebanon that threatened a cease-fire brokered between opposition and loyalists of Bashar Assad's Syrian regime, officials said.

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Jeffrey D. Feltman (born c. 1959) is an American diplomat, currently the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs. He was sworn into the office on August 18, 2009. He was previously the United States Ambassador to Lebanon from July 2004 to January 2008.

Before becoming Ambassador to Lebanon, Feltman volunteered to serve at the Coalition Provisional Authority office in Irbil, Iraq, from January to April 2004. Prior to his work in Iraq, he was at the U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem, where he served first as Deputy (August 2001-November 2002) and then as Acting Principal Officer (November 2002 to December 2003).

He joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 1986, serving his first tour as consular officer in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He has spent much of his career dealing with Eastern Europe and the Near East. He served in Embassy Tel Aviv as Ambassador Martin Indyk's Special Assistant on Peace Process issues (2000-2001). Before that, from 1998-2000, Feltman served as Chief of the Political and Economic Section at the U.S. Embassy in Tunisia. He served in the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv from 1995 to 1998, covering economic issues in the Gaza Strip.

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