The vacancy for top Saudi diplomat in Washington is about to be filled by Prince Abdullah bin Faisal bin Turki.
The post has been open since April 29th when King Salman chose the incumbent, Adel Al Jubeir, to replace long-serving Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al Faisal following his retirement. Jubeir was named Ambassador to the United States by King Abdullah in early 2007 as successor to Prince Turki Al Faisal. Read more