Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Washington, D.C.
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The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington, D.C. (Arabic: سفارة المملكة العربية السعودية لدى الولايات المتحدة) is the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's main and largest diplomatic mission to the United States. It is located at 601 New Hampshire Avenue NW/Jamal Khashoggi Way, Washington, D.C., in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood, near the Watergate complex, and Kennedy Center.[1]
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| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Address | 601 New Hampshire Avenue NW/Jamal Khashoggi Way, Washington, DC 20037 |
| Coordinates | 38°53′52″N 77°3′14″W / 38.89778°N 77.05389°W |
| Ambassador | Reema bint Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud |
| Website | saudiembassy |
Ambassadors
edit| Tenure | Name (English) | Name (Arabic) | House of Saud | Remarks |
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| 2019–present | Reema bint Bandar Al Saud | ريما بنت بندر بن سلطان آل سعود | Yes | [2] |
| 2017–2019 | Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | خالد بن سلمان بن عبد الله آل سعود | Yes | [3] |
| October 2015 – April 2017 | Abdullah bin Faisal bin Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud | عبد الله بن فيصل بن تركي بن عبد الله آل سعود | Yes | [4] |
| 2007 – October 2015 | Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir | عادل بن أحمد الجبير | No | |
| 2005–2007 | Turki bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | تركي بن فيصل بن عبد الـعزيز آل سعود | Yes | |
| 1983–2005 | Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | بندر بن سلطان بن عبد العزيز آل سعود | Yes | |
| 1979–1983 | Faisal bin Abdulaziz Abdulrahman Al-Hegelan | فيصل بن عبد العزيز عبد الرحمن الحجيلان | No | |
| 1975–1979 | Ali Alireza | علي رضا | No | |
| 1964–1975 | Ibrahim bin Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah Al Suwaiyel | إبراهيم بن عبد الله بن عبد العزيز بن عبد الله السويّل | No | [5] |
| 1954–1964 | Abdullah Al-Khayyal | عبدالله الخيّال | No | |
| 1945–1954 | Assad Al-Faqih | أسعد الفقيه | No |
Jamal Khashoggi Way
editIn 2021, Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2A voted to rename the street in front of the embassy, New Hampshire Avenue NW, to "Jamal Khashoggi Way", following the assassination of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi.[6][7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia". Stapleton-Gray & Associates, Inc. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
- ^ Rogers, Katie (September 12, 2017). "She is 38 years old, a princess and represents a Kingdom: Meet Washington's Newest Ambassador". stepvisa. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
- ^ Rogers, Katie (September 12, 2017). "He's 28, a Prince and Representing a Kingdom: Meet Washington's Newest Ambassador". The New York Times. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- ^ "Ambassador's Message". Saudiembassy.net. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
- ^ "Saudi Ambassadors to the United States". Saudiembassy.net. 2012-07-18. Archived from the original on 2016-06-11. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- ^ Criss, Doug (November 29, 2018). "A DC neighborhood group just voted to rename the street in front of the Saudi embassy for Jamal Khashoggi". CNN. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ^ Franklin, Jonathan (8 December 2021). "D.C. Council renames the street in front of the Saudi embassy after Jamal Khashoggi". NPR.