Obama using communication to promote the interests of the United States through improved communication with the government and the Syrian people."

He added that if the ratification of the appointment of Ford, it "will continue with the Syrian government on how to strengthen relations while addressing the areas of continuing concern".

Obama announced the appointment of Robert Ford, shortly after a visit by William Burns, a senior official at the U.S. State Department to Syria, whose purpose was, according to the U.S. administration to deepen the dialogue with Damascus on "all aspects" of bilateral relations difficult between the two countries, according to Agence French Wednesday 17-2 -2010.

The Washington announced Friday that it had received the approval of Syrian candidate, and the media reported several name of Robert Ford, a former ambassador to Algeria, and is currently Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. embassy in Baghdad.

Obama and the administration announced in June 2009 that it intends to appoint a new ambassador in Syria and the United States is that Syria can play a useful role in efforts by Washington to push the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians.

Relations between the two countries after the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, cutting off Damascus security cooperation with the United States, and Washington imposed economic sanctions on Syria from the year 2004 for allegedly supporting terrorism.

Since taking Obama takes office in January 2009, has doubled, visits by U.S. officials to Syria, analysts say that Washington hopes will draw Syria away from Iran, and obtain their assistance in achieving stability in Iraq.

In spite of this, Obama renewed sanctions on Syria last May, accusing Damascus of supporting terrorism and seeking to acquire weapons of mass destruction and instability in Iraq, which shares a long border with full of gaps, which says it would allow the infiltration of al-Qaeda.