During Arab League meetings in recent months, al-Sharaa was mentioned as a successor to al-Assad under a transition plan similar to the one in Yemen, where the president left office and the vice president took over.
And he will thank both leaders whom you mentioned for their contributions in under-served communities across the country and congratulate them on their upcoming conventions.
There are also two other ex-Swans players mentioned - former Swansea striker Jimmy Gilligan, who is part of the England Under-21 set-up and Bury manager Alan Knill.
For instance, he could have mentioned - as Obama did in his speech in Cairo in June 2009 - that Muslim societies under-invest in education relative to non-Muslim societies.