Ford participated in the EuroCE conference on the future of Syria from 5 to 6 April 2017 which was criticised by dissidents as pro-Assad, because among the speakers there were Syrian politicians and supporters of the Assad government.
Ford nahm an der Syrienkonferenz von EuroCSE am 5. und 6. April 2017 teil, die von Assadgegnern wegen der Teilnahme von syrischen Politikern und Befürwortern des Assadregimes kritisiert wurde.