Foreign Relations

February 3, 2010King Abdullah and visiting Afghan president hold talks
February 2, 2010Afghanistan’s president performs Umrah
February 2, 2010IDB approves $196.4 million for development projects
February 1, 2010King Abdullah chairs Cabinet session
January 30, 2010Prince Faisal bin Khalid receives Saudi-American Business Council delegation
January 30, 2010Prince Khalid bin Sultan receives Secretary of U.S. Air Force
January 30, 2010Saudi Arabia finances expansion of Bangladesh’s national mosque
January 28, 2010Prince Saud, Secretary Clinton meet at the sideline of London conference
January 28, 2010Prince Saud calls on international community to aid Yemen
January 28, 2010Saudi Arabia pledges $150 million in aid for Afghanistan
January 27, 2010Prince Saud meets with GCC officials in London
January 27, 2010Embassy Cultural Attaché says Saudi students fare well in U.S.
January 26, 2010Saudi officials receive Council on Foreign Relations delegation
January 26, 2010King Abdullah receives delegation from Middle East Policy Council
January 25, 2010King Abdullah chairs Cabinet session
January 24, 2010Arab information ministers hold extraordinary meeting
January 24, 2010King Abdullah receives Tony Blair
January 21, 2010Prime Minister Erdogan visits Makkah and Madinah
January 21, 2010GCC appropriates $164 million for Gaza projects
January 19, 2010Chief of General Staff receives U.S. counterpart
January 18, 2010King Abdullah chairs Cabinet session
January 18, 2010King Abdullah, Prime Minister Erdogan co-chair talks
January 15, 2010President Al-Assad visits KAUST
January 15, 2010King Abdullah receives Jordanian Health Minister
January 15, 2010Malaysian Prime Minister visits KAUST
January 14, 2010Saudi, Chinese Foreign Ministers hold press conference
January 13, 2010King Abdullah, Syrian President hold meeting
January 12, 2010King Abdullah receives U.S. National Security Advisor
January 12, 201062,000 students sent on foreign scholarships in 4 years
January 11, 2010King Abdullah chairs Cabinet session
January 11, 2010King Abdullah receives head of MI6
January 10, 2010King Abdullah receives German Foreign Minister
January 9, 2010Saudi, German Foreign Ministers hold joint press conference
January 8, 2010King Abdullah receives Omani Foreign Minister
January 8, 2010German Foreign Minister arrives in Riyadh
January 6, 2010IDB clinches Standard & Poor’s top ratings
January 6, 2010Prince Khalid bin Sultan receives U.S. Ambassador
January 5, 2010Saudi, Jordanian Kings hold talks
January 5, 2010Prince Saud holds press conference with Egyptian Foreign Minister
January 5, 2010Prince Saud delivers message to Syrian President
January 4, 2010King Abdullah chairs Cabinet session
January 4, 2010King receives Turkey’s Foreign Minister
January 3, 2010Foreign Minister receives Hamas political chief
January 3, 2010Foreign Minister meets with Turkish counterpart
January 2, 2010Sudanese President departs the Kingdom
January 2, 2010SCTA Chief receives U.S. Ambassador
December 30, 2009Sudanese President arrives in Riyadh
December 29, 2009King Abdullah receives Palestinian president
December 29, 2009OIC Secretary General receives U.S. Ambassador, Consul General
December 29, 2009King Abdullah speaks to “Al-Siyasah” newspaper
December 28, 2009Minister of Health inspects new Riyadh medical facilities
December 26, 2009King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital partners with Johns Hopkins
December 26, 2009IIRO to carry out 500 surgeries in Nigeria
December 23, 2009King receives Yemeni Foreign Minister
December 23, 2009Ministry of Health, Microsoft Corp. sign memorandum of partnership
December 22, 2009Egyptian President arrives in Riyadh
December 18, 2009Minister of Petroleum speaks at climate change conference
December 17, 2009Jordan’s King receives Minister of Education
December 17, 2009WHO report: Malaria almost eliminated in the Kingdom
December 17, 2009International Contact Group on Somalia’s meeting held in Jeddah
December 17, 2009Saudi Arabia contributes one million riyals to UNHCR
December 16, 2009GCC monetary union accord goes into effect
December 16, 2009Transport Minister meets U.S. Ambassador
December 16, 2009Prince Nayef wins UNWRA’s Distinguished Donor Prize
December 16, 2009Bahraini, Qatari officials visit Crown Prince Sultan
December 16, 2009KACST partners with NASA Lunar Science Institute
December 15, 2009GCC leaders conclude 30th summit
December 15, 2009King Abdullah departs Kuwait, arrives in Riyadh
December 15, 2009Inter-Connection Grid Project launched
December 15, 2009Ambassador hosts Amish representatives
December 14, 2009King Abdullah leads delegation to 30th GCC summit
December 14, 2009Crown Prince Sultan chairs Cabinet meeting
December 13, 2009Prince Saud arrives in Kuwait for GCC summit
December 13, 2009Hajj Minister meets with U.S. Ambassador
December 12, 2009King Abdullah, Prime Minister Al-Hariri hold meeting
December 11, 2009Saudi U.N. official awarded human rights prize
December 11, 2009Lebanese Prime Minister arrives in Riyadh
December 9, 2009Al-Naimi stresses importance of chemical industry
December 9, 2009Saudi, U.S. companies sign partnership for manufacturing thermal furnaces
December 8, 2009Prince Saud Al-Faisal meets with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
December 7, 2009GCC Parliament and Shoura Council heads conclude meeting
December 5, 200983rd Meeting of OAPEC Council of Ministers concluded
December 4, 2009Minister Al-Naimi arrives in Cairo
December 3, 2009Kingdom reaffirms its recognition of Kosovo’s independence
December 1, 2009Saudi Arabia rejects protectionism at WTO conference
November 30, 2009Crown Prince Sultan hosts dinner in Morocco
November 27, 2009Saudi Arabia Re-elected To IMO Council
November 25, 2009Spanish Prime Minister Zapatero Departs Jeddah
November 24, 2009King Abdullah receives Spanish Prime Minister Zapatero
November 23, 2009More than 1.6 million Hajj visas issued
November 23, 2009Spanish Prime Minister expected in Saudi Arabia Tuesday
November 22, 2009Italian Prime Minister Leaves Jeddah
November 21, 2009Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi arrives in Jeddah
November 21, 2009King Abdullah and Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi hold bilateral talks
November 21, 2009Prime Minister Berlusconi, Finance Minister Al-Assaf meet
November 20, 2009Arab Justice Ministers Council hold meeting
November 19, 2009Prince Turki Al-Faisal delivers lecture at GWU
November 18, 2009King Abdullah and French President Sarkozy hold talks
November 17, 2009French President Sarkozy arrives in Riyadh
November 16, 2009King chairs Cabinet meeting
November 16, 2009IDB, FAO sign $1 billion deal to aid poor nations
November 15, 2009King Abdullah received Russia's Mikhail Dmitriyev
November 14, 2009Kingdom to finance regional medical center in Kenya
November 13, 2009Saudi Arabia calls for equal protection of civilians during conflicts
November 9, 2009Cabinet reaffirms Kingdom’s right to defend sovereignty and deter aggression
November 4, 2009King Abdullah congratulates UAE, Afghan presidents
November 2, 2009King Abdullah chairs Cabinet session
November 2, 2009Foreign Minister Saud Al-Faisal meets with U.S. Secretary of State Clinton in Marrakech
November 2, 2009Foreign Minister receives U.S. state legislators
October 29, 2009Crown Prince Sultan hosts Palestinian president
October 28, 2009GCC Interior Ministers hold 28th meeting
October 27, 2009Qatari Emir visits Kingdom
October 26, 2009King Abdullah chairs Cabinet meeting
October 21, 2009Second Breast Cancer Conference begins
October 21, 2009King Abdullah speaks by phone with President Hamid Karzai
October 20, 2009King Abdullah receives former U.S. President Jimmy Carter
October 19, 2009King Abdullah chairs Cabinet meeting
October 17, 2009Congressmen Ellison: U.S.-Saudi ties strengthened by business
October 15, 2009Prince Nayef leads delegation to Iraqi Neighbors’ Meeting
October 12, 2009Egyptian President receives Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz
October 11, 2009King receives phone call from Jordanian monarch
October 9, 2009Ambassador meets with head of Saudi delegation participating in U.S. Interfaith Dialogue Seminar
October 8, 2009King Abdullah returns home from Syria
October 7, 2009King Abdullah arrives in Damascus
October 7, 2009King Abdullah, President Al-Assad hold talks
October 7, 2009King Abdulaziz University, Harvard sign a pact for medical cooperation
October 6, 2009Minister of Finance leads Saudi delegation to IMF, WB meeting
October 5, 2009King Abdullah chairs Cabinet meeting
October 5, 2009King Abdullah to pay state visit to Syria
October 2, 2009Interfaith conference held in Geneva
September 29, 2009King Abdullah receives telephone call from President Obama
September 27, 2009Prince Saud meets with Secretary of State Clinton, Arab foreign ministers
September 26, 2009Saudi Arabia calls for an end to Israeli obstruction in U.N. statement
September 25, 2009Foreign, Finance Ministers attend G-20 summit in Pittsburgh
September 16, 2009Qatari Prime Minister arrives in Jeddah
September 16, 2009Saudi Arabia calls for Palestine’s accession to UNESCO
September 14, 2009King Abdullah chairs Cabinet meeting in Makkah
September 12, 2009Prince Saud undergoes successful surgery in the U.S.
September 12, 2009King Abdullah receives former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
September 10, 2009Arab League foreign ministers meet in Cairo
September 7, 2009King Abdullah holds talks with Palestinian President Abbas
September 7, 2009King receives Bahrain’s Crown Prince
September 7, 2009King receives top U.S. counterterrorism official
September 7, 2009Prince Nayef thanks departing U.S. Charge d’Affaires
September 7, 2009King Abdullah chairs Cabinet session
September 3, 2009GCC Foreign Ministerial Council concludes meeting
September 1, 2009King Abdullah chairs Cabinet session in Jeddah
August 26, 2009King Abdullah holds talks with visiting Jordanian King
August 24, 2009King Abdullah chairs Cabinet’s weekly meeting
August 21, 2009King receives calls from several Muslim leaders on the occasion of Ramadan
August 17, 2009King Abdullah chairs Cabinet meeting
August 11, 2009Ambassador meets with Holbrooke, new US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
August 3, 2009Prince Nayef chairs Cabinet meeting in Jeddah
July 31, 2009Saudi Foreign Minister holds bilateral talks with U.S. Secretary of State
July 31, 2009Clinton, Saudi Foreign Minister tout strong cooperation
July 30, 2009U.S. official praises Saudi national dialogue initiative
July 29, 2009U.S., OIC forge partnership to eradicate polio
July 28, 2009Crown Prince Sultan receives Qatari Emir in Agadir
July 27, 2009Prince Nayef chairs Cabinet meeting
July 24, 2009King Abdullah meets with Moroccan Prime Minister in Casablanca
July 24, 2009Saudi U.N. envoy: Fairer and stronger international court needed
July 23, 2009Kingdom enacts swine flu preventative measures for Hajj season
July 23, 2009King Abdullah visits Crown Prince Sultan in Morocco
July 22, 2009King Abdullah receives CENTCOM head David Petraeus
July 20, 2009King Abdullah chairs Cabinet meeting in Taif
July 18, 2009King Abdullah sends his condolences to Indonesia’s president
July 14, 2009Kingdom to participate in Non-Aligned Movement Summit
July 14, 2009King Abdullah holds talks with Bahraini leader, inaugurates projects in Yanbu
July 14, 2009King Abdullah receives U.S. Treasury Secretary
July 13, 2009King Abdullah chairs Cabinet meeting in Madinah
July 9, 2009SDF to provide $20 million soft-loan for agricultural development in Tunisia
July 8, 2009U.S. officials commend Saudi Detainee Rehabilitation Program
July 7, 2009Organization of the Islamic Conference expresses deep concern over deadly unrests in Xinjiang
July 6, 2009King Abdullah chairs Cabinet meeting
July 6, 2009Saudi Arabia Denies Reports Regarding Israeli Use Of Its Airspace
July 5, 2009Saudi embassy organizes student exhibition, graduation ceremony
July 1, 2009Saudi Customs Department wins international award
July 1, 2009King Abdullah, Egyptian President, Bahraini King hold summit
June 30, 2009King Abdullah meets with President Mubarak in Egypt
June 30, 2009Saudi-U.S. trade grew 14% last year
June 29, 2009King Abdullah chairs Cabinet meeting
June 29, 2009Saudi World Bank representative calls for global financial reform
June 29, 2009GCC naval commanders meet to discuss piracy
June 28, 2009King Abdullah holds talks with Egypt’s President Mubarak
June 22, 2009King Abdullah chairs Cabinet meeting
June 21, 2009King Abdullah welcomes Palestinian President
June 19, 2009Fourth anniversary of King Abdullah’s ascension to the throne celebrated
June 18, 2009KAUST, Dow Chemical sign industrial cooperation agreement
June 17, 2009Arab Information Ministers meet in Cairo
June 17, 2009Ambassador Al-Jubeir addresses students at the Foreign Service Institute
June 17, 2009Saudi Arabia reiterates call for Middle East nuclear weapons-free zone
June 15, 2009Saudi Aid to Palestine
June 15, 2009King Abdullah chairs Cabinet meeting in Jeddah
June 13, 2009Three more Saudi detainees released from Guantanamo
June 8, 2009GCC Foreign Ministers sign monetary union agreement
June 8, 2009King Abdullah chairs Cabinet session
June 4, 2009President Obama departs Saudi Arabia
June 3, 2009U.S. President Obama arrives in Saudi Arabia
June 3, 2009King Abdullah, President Obama hold talks
June 1, 2009King Abdullah chairs Cabinet session
May 30, 2009Prince Nayef rejects Iraqi accusations Kingdom is taking “negative positions”
May 27, 2009King Abdullah gives interview to Al-Seyassah newspaper
May 26, 2009President Obama to visit Saudi Arabia June 3 and 4
May 26, 2009Ambassador Al-Jubeir welcomes new Palestinian representative in Washington
May 25, 2009Saudi Arabia participates in Rome conference on energy and climate change
May 25, 2009Human Rights Commission Chairman receives U.S. Congressional aides
May 25, 2009King Abdullah chairs weekly Cabinet session
May 24, 2009King Abdullah receives Swiss President
May 20, 2009Lebanese president receives new Saudi ambassador
May 19, 2009First International Media Conference concluded
May 17, 2009King Abdullah receives Brazilian President Lula da Silva
May 17, 2009King Abdullah receives U.S. Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan
May 17, 2009Kingdom joins IMF’s General System for economic reporting
May 17, 2009U.S. mayoral delegation praises construction projects
May 13, 2009GCC Interior Ministers hold 10th Consultative Meeting
May 13, 2009Saudi Arabia re-elected to U.N. Human Rights Council
May 13, 2009International Understanding Council welcomes King Abdullah’s initiatives
May 11, 2009Makkah Governor convenes International Understanding conference
May 10, 2009Foreign Minister receives delegation of U.S. mayors
May 7, 2009Prince Saud Al-Faisal attends Arab League foreign ministers’ meeting
May 6, 2009Saudi-U.S. Trade & Culture Festival opens in Taif
May 6, 2009Saudi official hosts meeting of Energy City Mayors in Houston
May 5, 2009Arab Health Ministers meet in Riyadh
May 5, 2009U.S. Secretary of Defense arrives in Riyadh
May 5, 2009GCC leaders gather in Riyadh for consultations
May 4, 2009King Abdullah chairs Cabinet session
May 1, 2009Saudi Military Attaché’s Office holds reception for Saudi doctors
April 30, 2009Official denies meeting between King Abdullah and Israeli president
April 29, 2009Saudi and Jordanian monarchs meet in Dhahran
April 29, 2009Kingdom launches diplomatic relations with Liechtenstein
April 29, 2009Crown Prince Sultan departs from U.S.
April 29, 2009King Abdullah receives U.S. envoy
April 29, 2009Jordanian King concludes trip to Saudi Arabia
April 28, 2009Ambassador Al-Jubeir meets with Phoenix Mayor Gordon
April 28, 2009Saudi Arabia gifts Mauritania with 200 tons of dates
April 24, 2009Prince Turki visits Cornell University
April 22, 2009Prince Turki discusses peace process at NYU
April 20, 2009Kingdom recognizes Kosovo independence
April 11, 2009Prince Saud Al-Faisal consults with Arab foreign ministers
April 8, 2009Crown Prince Sultan receives visit from Bill Clinton
April 8, 2009Prince Saud Al-Faisal condemns new Israeli government’s stances
April 7, 2009Saudi ministers meet with U.S. congressman
April 4, 2009King Abdullah says Saudi policies will help world economy
April 2, 2009King Abdullah meets with U.S. President Obama
April 2, 2009Saudi Arabia provides $600,000 to Palestinian relief agency
April 1, 2009King Abdullah arrives in London for G-20 summit
March 31, 2009King Abdullah travels to London for G-20 summit
March 30, 200921st Arab Summit begins
March 30, 2009Doha Declaration issued
March 29, 2009King Abdullah arrives in Doha for Arab summit
March 24, 2009King inaugurates 5th session of Shura Council
March 24, 2009King Abdullah receives former U.S. President Bill Clinton
March 24, 2009SAGIA Governor encourages U.S. investment in the Kingdom
March 23, 2009Arab Interior Ministers issue final communiqué
March 23, 2009Interior Minister welcomes Arab reconciliation process
March 23, 2009Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques chairs Cabinet session
March 19, 2009Crown Prince receives messages from U.S. Vice President, Secretary of State
March 16, 2009King Abdullah briefs Cabinet
March 15, 2009Foreign Minister praises reconciliation summit
March 15, 2009King Abdullah receives message from President Obama
March 15, 2009OPEC announces no new production cuts
March 14, 2009Crown Prince Sultan in good health, says Interior Minister
March 14, 2009Finance Minister attends G-20 meeting
March 13, 2009U.S. President calls King Abdullah
March 12, 2009Arab leaders call for reconciliation
March 12, 2009Saudi Arabia denounces terrorism at U.N. Human Rights Council session
March 11, 2009Leaders of Syria, Egypt and Kuwait arrive in Riyadh
March 11, 2009King Abdullah holds summit with Syrian, Egyptian and Kuwaiti leaders
March 8, 2009Jordanian King receives Saudi Ambassador
March 7, 2009Saudi human rights official meets with U.N. Commissioner
March 4, 2009Syrian President receives Foreign Minister
March 4, 2009U.S.-Saudi Arabian Business Council Holds Luncheon for Saudi Delegation
March 4, 2009Ambassador holds reception for Saudi delegation
March 3, 2009Saudi Health Minister attends conference in Tehran
March 3, 2009Arab Foreign Ministers issue final resolutions
March 3, 2009Prince Saud Al-Faisal chairs Arab Peace Council
March 3, 2009Arab foreign ministers meet
March 2, 2009Foreign Minister Saud Al Faisal meets with U.S. Secretary of State Clinton
March 2, 2009Palestinian reconstruction conference opens in Egypt
March 2, 2009Foreign Minister addresses Gaza aid conference
March 2, 2009Head of Saudi Human Rights Commission addresses U.N. Council
March 1, 2009GCC Ministers announce $1.646 billion in aid for Gaza
March 1, 2009GCC Foreign Ministers hold meeting in Riyadh


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