Ambassador Crocker’s Commission

Syria 1991

This Foreign Service Commission dated March 25, 1991, promoted Ryan C. Crocker to the rank of Minister-Counselor in the Foreign Service. While Crocker was serving as ambassador to Syria in 1998, rioters broke into his official residence, causing significant damage and leaving this commission soiled and damaged.

  • Source/Credit: Transfer from the Office of Presidential Appointments, Department of State
  • Catalog Number: 2012.0022.01
  • Created: 1991
  • Acquired: 2012

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