A decorated, retired diplomat who was U.S. ambassador to Syria from 2011 until earlier this year, will discuss ongoing conflicts in Syria and the Middle East at 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 22, in the Buchanan Alumni House at the University of Maine. Robert S. Ford, who served 30 years in the U.S. Department of State read more Retired U.S. Ambassador to Syria to Speak at UMaine