Maura Connelly

Maura Connelly is a career member of the U.S. Senior Foreign Service. She served as the U.S. ambassador to Lebanon from 2010 to 2013 and as the chargé d'affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Syria from 2008 to 2009. She is currently on assignment to the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University. Her views expressed in this article do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of State or the U.S. government.