Former US Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford reflects on Assad's ouster 1 year later Former U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford speaks with Fox News Digital about the challenges facing the new Syrian government after former President Bashar al-Assad was overthrown. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Lindsey Graham , R-S.C., and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo both issued dire warnings about the pressing need to protect the endangered Syrian Kurdish population under attack by