Mar. 18, 2013; NYTimes

Syrian Opposition Elects a U.S. Citizen as Prime Minister

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Syria’s main opposition group elected a naturalized American citizen early Tuesday as the first prime minister of its planned interim government, hoping to establish administrative authority in areas of northern Syria that have been secured by insurgents fighting President Bashar al-Assad.

After a prolonged day of maneuvering and voting on Monday that lasted into the early-morning hours, representatives of the opposition coalition, meeting in Istanbul, chose Ghassan Hitto, 50, a former information technology executive, who emigrated from Syria many years ago and until recently had lived in Texas. …

Mr. Hitto is married to Suzanne Hitto, an American schoolteacher, and they have four children, who were all born in the United States. Read more…