Syria (July 1996)

Following Lebanon, I continued my familiarization visit to the Middle East from the UN, driving across Lebanon to Damascus in August 1996, accompanied by the Middle East desk officer at our UN Permanent Mission, Tamara Mawhinney.

Damascus

The Four Million Dollar Wedding from my Damascus Hotel Room

Palmyra

UNDOF – on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights

Quenetra – destroyed during the 1973 War