Syria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has appointed Mohammad Qanatari as chargé d’affaires at the Syrian Embassy in Washington, without officially announcing the move.
Two government officials, including one at the Foreign Affairs Ministry, confirmed Qanatari’s appointment to Enab Baladi on condition of anonymity.
The Syrian Engineers Syndicate also congratulated Qanatari on his assignment as Syria’s chargé d’affaires in Washington, according to Syrian journalist Ayman Abdel Nour, who lives in the United States.
As of the time of writing, the Foreign Affairs Ministry had not publicly announced Qanatari’s appointment.
Who is Mohammad Qanatari?
Before being appointed chargé d’affaires in Washington, Qanatari served as deputy director of the America Department at the Foreign Affairs Ministry, under Qutaiba Idlbi.
He was also among the individuals the Political Affairs Department assigned on 18 December 2024 to oversee diplomatic files and the work of foreign missions operating in Syria.
Qanatari’s appointment, along with two others, came days after the fall of the Assad government. At the time, the Political Affairs Department said the goal was to strengthen diplomatic performance, facilitate the work of embassies operating on Syrian territory, and provide direct support to ambassadors.
The Political Affairs Department was affiliated with the “Salvation Government,” which operated in areas under the influence of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.
The department managed the Salvation Government’s internal and external political direction and messaging. After 8 December 2024, it became a key source of outward-facing statements for the transitional government that took over the administration of the country.
Its role also became apparent in appointing figures within Syrian professional syndicates, replacing officials who had been appointed or elected under the previous era.
According to activists and people close to Qanatari, he handled sensitive files in what were known as the “liberated areas,” territories previously controlled by the opposition in northwestern Syria before the Assad government fell.
Qanatari is originally from Homs (central Syria). He left the city 14 years ago after taking part in the Syrian uprising and studied civil engineering at Cyprus International University.
Shifts in Syria’s diplomatic corps
Since the fall of the former government, the Foreign Affairs Ministry has changed a number of figures and posts across Syria’s diplomatic corps, including appointing Ibrahim Olabi as Syria’s permanent representative to the United Nations.
On 3 November 2025, the ministry announced the return of diplomats who had defected from the former government to the diplomatic corps, including 21 individuals.
Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani said on 8 April 2025 that Syria would begin restructuring its embassies and diplomatic missions abroad, following directives from Syria’s transitional president, Ahmed al-Sharaa.
Al-Shibani said the move aimed to ensure “honorable” representation for Syria and provide better services for Syrians abroad.
The ministry has sought to reshape Syrian diplomacy by changing cadres, especially those associated with the previous era, including Syria’s former ambassador to Moscow, Bashar Jaafari the former ambassador to Riyadh, Ayman Sousan, and Syria’s former permanent representative to the UN, Koussay Al-Dahhak
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