Henry Hogger served as the British Ambassador to Syria from 2000-2003. He has personally met Assad and all of the key players in the conflict, and has also worked as a diplomat in Iraq and Jordan, giving him unprecedented insight into Syria’s relationships with the rest of the region. Currently, Henry works with a consultancy organisation, Middle East Consultants (MEC) International on the Middle East Minorities Inititative, which is a project to identify practical ways to support minority groups facing discrimination or persecution in the region. https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/henry-hogger/rss en Civil Society Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs Wed, 28 Jun 2017 12:06:26 +0000 Henry Hogger https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2017/06/28/the-international-community-can-help-syrians-rebuild-syria https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2017/06/28/the-international-community-can-help-syrians-rebuild-syria Former British ambassador to Syria Henry Hogger sees hope for progress in Syria. But what is missing in plans to rebuild the country, he argues, is the involvement of Syrians themselves.