Syrian President Ahmed al‑Sharaa invited to United States for June visit

Syrian President Ahmed al‑Sharaa has received an official invitation to travel to the United States in mid‑June, with the White House confirming that a meeting is not yet on the schedule. The invitation follows his historic November visit to Washington, the first by a Syrian head of state since the country’s independence in 1946, and comes after the December 2024 overthrow of Bashar al‑Assad and the formation of al‑Sharaa’s transitional government.

U.S. officials said the invitation may include a bilateral discussion on Syria’s role in the ongoing Israel‑Hezbollah conflict, as President Donald Trump has urged a more “surgical” approach against the Iran‑backed group. In parallel, al‑Sharaa has been invited to the G7 summit in Evian, France, and to the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, where a side‑meeting with Trump is being considered. Recent U.S., U.K. and EU sanctions relief aims to support Syria’s economic rebuilding and reintegration into international affairs.