Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Washington, D.C.
LocationWashington, D.C.
Address601 Jamal Khashoggi Way, Washington, DC 20037
Coordinates38°53′52″N 77°3′14″W / 38.89778°N 77.05389°W / 38.89778; -77.05389
AmbassadorReema bint Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Websitesaudiembassy.net

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 Jamal Khashoggi Way, Washington, D.C., in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood, near the Watergate complex, and Kennedy Center.[1]

Ambassadors

Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Washington, D.C.
TenureName (English)Name (Arabic)House of SaudRemarks
2019–presentReema bint Bandar Al Saudريما بنت بندر بن سلطان آل سعودYes[2]
2017–2019Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saudخالد بن سلمان بن عبد الله آل سعودYes[3]
October 2015 – April 2017Abdullah bin Faisal bin Turki bin Abdullah Al Saudعبد الله بن فيصل بن تركي بن عبد الله آل سعودYes[4]
2007 – October 2015Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeirعادل بن أحمد الجبيرNo
2005–2007Turki bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saudتركي بن فيصل بن عبد الـعزيز آل سعودYes
1983–2005Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saudبندر بن سلطان بن عبد العزيز آل سعودYes
1979–1983Faisal bin Abdulaziz Abdulrahman Al-Hegelanفيصل بن عبد العزيز عبد الرحمن الحجيلانNo
1975–1979Ali Alirezaعلي رضاNo
1964–1975Ibrahim bin Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah Al Suwaiyelإبراهيم بن عبد الله بن عبد العزيز بن عبد الله السويّلNo[5]
1954–1964Abdullah Al-Khayyalعبدالله الخيّالNo
1945–1954Assad Al-Faqihأسعد الفقيهNo

Jamal Khashoggi Way

In 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

References

  1. ↑ "The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia". Stapleton-Gray & Associates, Inc. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Ambassador's Message". Saudiembassy.net. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
  5. ↑ "Saudi Ambassadors to the United States". Saudiembassy.net. 2012-07-18. Archived from the original on 2016-06-11. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Franklin, Jonathan (8 December 2021). "D.C. Council renames the street in front of the Saudi embassy after Jamal Khashoggi". NPR.
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