The other decisive voice was that of Charles Malik, the Lebanese ambassador, philosopher and outspoken Arab Christian.

Raymond Abdo Hatim Baaklini (born 12 October 1943 at Bzebdine, Lebanon ) was the Lebanese ambassador to Canada until April 2007.

The trumpeters of the 11th Hussars sounded a fanfare; the French and Lebanese ambassadors were in attendance.

The embassy is still in charge of the school's board of trustees, which includes the Lebanese ambassador.

Farid Abboud, the Lebanese ambassador to the United States, said: "Even if they withdraw completely, Syrians will still have their important political constituency.

The brief Times report quotes the Lebanese ambassador as saying that Israel "attaches no concern or importance to non-Israeli peoples."

From 1983 to 1985, he was the Lebanese ambassador to China.

From 1990 to 1994, he was the Lebanese ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

He also served as the Lebanese ambassador to Iran from 1999 to 2007.

He remained in this capacity until 1945 when he was appointed to be the Lebanese ambassador to the United States and the United Nations.