List of ambassadors of Saudi Arabia to the United States
Appearance
Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the United States of America | |
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سفير خادم الحرمين الشريفين لدى الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية بدرجة وزير. (Ambassador of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to the United States of America) | |
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington, D.C. | |
Reports to | Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia |
Seat | Washington, D.C., United States |
Appointer | The King |
Term length | No fixed term |
Inaugural holder | Assad al-Faqih |
Formation | 1945 |
Website | saudiembassy.net/ambassador |
The Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the United States is the official representative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the President and Government of the United States of America. The ambassador and the embassy staff work at the Saudi Embassy in Northwest, Washington, D.C. The formal title of the role is Ambassador of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to the United States of America with the rank of Minister.[1]
List of ambassadors[edit]
No. | Portrait | Name | Appointment | Presentation | End of term | Appointer |
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Asad Al Faqih | 1945 | February 8, 1946[2] | 1954 | King Abdulaziz |
2 | Abdullah al-Khayyal (ar) | 1954 | 18 September 1964 | King Saud | ||
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Ibrahim Al Suwaiyel | 18 September 1964 | 1975 | King Faisal | |
4 | Ali Reza (ar) | 1975 | 1979 | King Khalid | ||
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Faisal al-Hegelan | 1979 | 1983 | ||
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Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud | 1983 | October 24, 1983 | July 20, 2005 | King Fahd |
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Turki bin Faisal Al Saud | July 20, 2005 | December 2, 2005 | 29 January 2007 | |
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Adel al-Jubeir | 29 January 2007 | 27 February 2007 | 28 October 2015 | King Abdullah |
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Abdullah bin Faisal bin Turki Al Saud | 28 October 2015 | 30 December 2015 | 23 April 2017 | King Salman |
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Khalid bin Salman Al Saud | 23 April 2017 | July 21, 2017 | 23 February 2019 | |
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Reema bint Bandar Al Saud | 23 February 2019[3] | Incumbent |
See also[edit]
- Saudi Arabia–United States relations
- Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Washington, D.C.
- Ambassadors of the United States to Saudi Arabia
References[edit]
- ^ "Princess Rima bint Bandar named as Saudi Ambassador to US". menafn.com.
- ^ "Minister of Saudi Arabia Received by Truman". The New York Times. 1946-02-08. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
- ^ Three Royal Orders issued 3 Riyadh, Saudi Press Agency.
- Operation Hajji Baba
- United States Military Training Mission
- Saudi Arabian National Guard Modernization Program
- Safari Club
- Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict
- U.S. support for Saudi-led operations in Yemen
- 2017 United States–Saudi Arabia arms deal
- 2017 Riyadh summit
- International Maritime Security Construct
- Treaty of Jeddah (2023)
- 1973 attack on the Saudi Embassy in Khartoum
- US–Saudi Arabia AWACS Sale
- Saudi Arabia v. Nelson
- Khobar Towers bombing
- September 11 attacks
- Saudi Guantanamo Bay detainees
- Homaidan Al-Turki
- United States diplomatic cables leak
- 2011 alleged Iran assassination plot
- Jeff Bezos phone hacking incident
- Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi
- Naval Air Station Pensacola shooting
- Golden gimmick
- Patricia Roush
- Saudi Aramco
- Saudi Arabia lobby in the United States
- WWE in Saudi Arabia
- Prince Sultan Air Base
- King Abdulaziz Air Base
- King Khalid Military City
- King Khalid Military College
- American International School of Jeddah
- American International School – Riyadh
- Dhahran School
- ISG Dammam
- Islamic Saudi Academy
- King Abdullah Academy
- House of Bush, House of Saud