Fatimah Salem A. Baeshen[1] (Arabic: فاطمة باعشن) is a Saudi-American official who has worked for the Saudi government.
She was spokeswoman for the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington, D.C. from September 26, 2017, to January 23, 2019. Baeshen was the first woman to hold a spokesperson position in the Saudi Arabian government.[2][3][4][5][6]
Early life and education
editFatimah is of Saudi heritage and was born in the United States in Charleston, South Carolina. She grew up in Oxford, Mississippi, moved to New England for college and then the Midwest.[7] She received a Bachelor of Arts in sociology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst Commonwealth Honors College and a Master of Arts at the Center for Middle Eastern studies (focusing on Islamic finance) from the University of Chicago.[8]
Career
editShe has lived and worked in New York, Abu Dhabi, Chicago, Amherst, MA, Dubai, Jeddah, Kuala Lumpur, Riyadh, and Washington, D.C. She worked as a consultant and civil servant. In September 2017, Baeshen was appointed Spokesperson for the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in Washington, D.C. She was the first woman to hold a spokesperson post for the Saudi government.
She is Founder and Principal of Quantum, a niche international affairs advisory firm focused on facilitating socioeconomic progress. [9]
References
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- ^ "فاطمة باعشن أول متحدثة باسم السفارة السعودية في واشنطن". SABQ (in Arabic). 27 September 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ إسراء محمد علي. "معلومات عن فاطمة باعشن أول متحدثة باسم سفارة سعودية". Al-Masry Al-Youm (in Arabic). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ Shantyaei, Sanam (30 October 2017). "'Sky's the limit' for Saudi women, kingdom's first female spokesperson says". France 24. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ "This U. of C. Grad Speaks For Saudi Arabia In U.S., First Female in Post". DNAinfo Chicago. 20 October 2017. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ "First spokeswoman appointed at Saudi embassy in Washington". Al Arabiya. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ "Quantum". Quantum. Archived from the original on 2020-03-26. Retrieved 2020-03-26.