Ambassador Crocker pointed out that it was important that progress include the resolution of that thorny issue.

Ambassador Crocker said that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice had raised the matter with her Syrian counterpart.

The attackers used the same kind of explosives and method as in last year's bombing, Ambassador Crocker said.

General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker once again delivered a frank...

April 14, 2008 Over seven months ago General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker each delivered first-hand accounts of the status of the mission in Iraq.

Ambassador Crocker is a veteran State Department official with previous experience as America's top diplomat in Iraq and Pakistan.

But the consensus of Ambassador Crocker, General Allen and our military personnel in the field is that there is reason for cautious optimism.

While Petraeus discussed military progress in Iraq, Ambassador Crocker discussed political progress.

Ambassador Crocker referred to Anbar Province in his Congressional testimony.

"These have to be Iraqi decisions and Iraqi compromises if they are really going to take effect," Ambassador Crocker said.