Omar Abu Risha, Syrian poet and diplomat, 4th Syrian Ambassador to the United States (born 1910)

Omar Abu Risha

Syrian poet and diplomat

Omar Abu Risha was a Syrian poet and diplomat. He served as the Syrian ambassador to the United States from 1961 to 1964 and was a renowned poet who lyricized Fī Sabīli al-Majd , Syria's de facto national anthem.

List of ambassadors of Syria to the United States

The Ambassador from Syria to the United States is Syria's foremost diplomatic representative in the United States, and in charge of Syria's diplomatic mission in the US.