US Shuts Down Syrian Embassy In Washington; Asks Diplomats Without US Citizenship, Permanent Residence Status To Leave Country

The U.S. suspended operations of the Syrian embassy in Washington D.C., and its honorary consulates in Troy, Mich., and Houston, announcing that Syrian diplomats in the U.S. are no longer permitted to perform diplomatic or consular functions, the Department of State said in a statement Tuesday. The decision follows Syria's move to suspend consular services for Syrians in the U.S., and a statement from the office of Daniel Rubinstein, special envoy for Syria, also asked diplomats without U.S. cit...