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March 19, 2014

U.S. Suspends Syrian Embassy, Consulates 
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The Obama administration has suspended the Syrian embassy in Washington
and ordered the expulsion of its diplomats and staff. Secretary of State
John Kerry said the Assad regime has lost the right to claim diplomatic
legitimacy.

Secretary of State John Kerry: "We just felt the idea that this embassy
is sitting here with representation, that we could take seriously, is an
insult. And we closed it. It's that simple. And we'll see what happens
in other places, but the Assad regime can never regain legitimacy in
Syria. Whether they win, don't win, they can't regain legitimacy."