U.S. Ambassador Meets with President

On September 15, 2011 U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Maura Connelly met with President Michel Sleiman at the President's offices in Baabda. Ambassador Connelly consulted with President Sleiman about Lebanon's September presidency of the United Nations (UN) Security Council and his upcoming trip to attend the UN General Assembly.

They also discussed areas of cooperation between the two countries. Ambassador Connelly further called upon Lebanon to meet all of its international obligations. She renewed the commitment of the United States to a sovereign and independent Lebanon.