The leader of Syria is set to make history ahead of Thanksgiving as the first president of the country to visit the White House .

Ahmed al Sharaa is scheduled to meet with President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 10, according to Tom Barrack, the U.S. envoy to Syria and U.S. ambassador to Turkey.

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The encounter will mark the third meeting between Trump and Sharaa, according to CBS News, and comes weeks after the Syrian leader met with Russian President Vladimir Putin , a key ally, in Moscow.

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