Complex sentence: Makdissi graduated from Al-Nour high school in Damascus, and received his master's degree in Diplomacy and Intelligence in 2009 from the University of Westminster in the United Kingdom, and prior to becoming official spokesman had worked for several years in Syria's London embassy.
Split into simpler sentences: Makdissi graduated from Al-Nour high school in Damascus and received his master's degree in Diplomacy and Intelligence in 2009 from the University of Westminster in the United Kingdom. Prior to becoming official spokesman, he had worked for several years in Syria's London embassy.