Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman Visits Lebanon

May 2, 2012

Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman visited Lebanon today and met with senior officials to discuss the political, economic, and security situation in Lebanon, developments in Syria, and other regional issues.

Assistant Secretary Feltman and U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Maura Connelly met with President of the Chamber of Deputies Speaker Nabih Berri, Progressive Socialist Party Leader MP Walid Jumblatt, Lebanese Forces Party President Dr. Samir Geagea, Maronite Bishop of Beirut Boulous Matar, and March 14 politicians. Assistant Secretary Feltman and Ambassador Connelly also conveyed their condolences for the passing of the President of the Druze Spiritual Committee Sheikh Abu Mohammad Jawad Walieddin in Baaqline. Assistant Secretary Feltman also visited with Monsignor Mansour Labaki and toured the Kfar Sama Orphanage.
Assistant Secretary Feltman expressed the United States' steadfast support for pluralistic and democratic governments in the region that protect the rights of all citizens, including ethnic and religious minorities.
He renewed the United States' commitment to a stable, sovereign and independent Lebanon.