According to Syria's official news agency, President Ahmed al-Sharaa made a historic official visit to the United States on Saturday.
He was taken off Washington's terrorism blacklist just one day prior to the visit.
On Monday, Sharaa, whose rebel troops toppled long-time tyrant Bashar al-Assad late last year, will meet US President Donald Trump at the White House.
This is the first time a Syrian president has visited the United States since the country's independence in 1946, according to commentators.
During the US president's regional tour in May, the temporary leader first met Trump in Riyadh.

Earlier this month, Tom Barrack, Washington's ambassador to Syria, stated that Sharaa would "hopefully" sign a deal to join the global coalition led by the United States against the Islamic State (IS).
A diplomatic source in Syria told AFP that the US intends to set up a military post close to Damascus "to coordinate humanitarian aid and observe developments between Syria and Israel."
It was widely anticipated that the State Department would take Sharaa off the blacklist on Friday.
Trump informed reporters a few days prior to al-Sharaa's arrival that he had taken action to remove sanctions from Syria "to give them a fighting shot, and I think (al-Sharaa's) doing a very good job so far."

"He's a tough guy, and it's a tough neighbourhood, but I got along with him very well, and a lot of progress has been made with Syria," he remarked.
What's scheduled?
According to Tommy Pigott, a spokesman for the State Department, Sharaa's administration has been complying with US demands, such as finding missing Americans and getting rid of any leftover chemical weapons.
Pigott stated, "These actions are being taken in recognition of the progress demonstrated by the Syrian leadership following the departure of Bashar al-Assad and more than 50 years of repression under the Assad regime."

The US delisting, according to the spokesperson, will advance "regional security and stability as well as an inclusive, Syrian-led and Syrian-owned political process."

According to the official SANA news agency, the Syrian interior ministry declared on Saturday that it had conducted 61 searches and made 71 arrests as part of a "proactive campaign to neutralise the threat" of IS.
Aleppo, Idlib, Hama, Homs, Deir ez-Zor, Raqqa, and Damascus are among the places where IS sleeper cells are still present, according to the report.
According to the official media of his nation, Sharaa met with members of Syrian organisations in Washington after arriving.
The Syrian foreign minister shared a video of himself playing basketball with CENTCOM commander Brad Cooper and Kevin Lambert, the leader of the international anti-IS operation in Iraq, on social media prior to Sharaa's departure. The caption said, "work hard, play harder."

Change
Sharaa's journey to Washington comes after his historic September trip to the United Nations, which was his first time in the United States. The former jihadist addressed the UN General Assembly in New York during that tour, making history as the first Syrian president in decades.
Washington led a Security Council voting to remove UN sanctions against him on Thursday.
As recently as July, Sharaa's organisation, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which had previously been associated with Al-Qaeda, was taken off the US terrorist list.
Syria's new government has sought to disassociate itself from its violent past since taking office in order to present a more moderate image to both the general Syrian public and the outside world.

According to International Crisis Group US program director Michael Hanna, the White House visit "is further testament to the US commitment to the new Syria and a hugely symbolic moment for the country's new leader, who thus marks another step in his astonishing transformation from militant leader to global statesman."
Sharaa is anticipated to look for funding for Syria, which is having a difficult time rebuilding following a 13-year civil war. The World Bank estimated in October that rebuilding Syria would cost $216 billion, which is a "conservative best estimate."
Al-Sharaa, then going by the alias Abu Mohammed al-Golani, was the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, an Islamic rebel organisation that ruled most of northwest Syria prior to Assad's overthrow.

It eventually broke away from al-Qaida after initially being a branch. Al-Sharaa clamped down on Islamic State cells in the region he oversaw since HTS and IS were rivals.
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in the northeast of the country were the primary ally of the United States in the battle against IS at the time.
The U.S. military has increased its collaboration with Damascus since al-Sharaa came to power, and Washington has pressed for an agreement to combine the SDF with the new Syrian army.