FOREWORD

Saudi Arabia: an active partner

in the fight against terrorism

Since the inhuman attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, Saudi Arabia has worked closely with the United States, the United Nations, and other countries and international organizations to help eradicate terrorism.

Saudi-U.S. relations:

seven decades of friendship

Nearly seven decades after the establishment of diplomatic and economic relations between Saudi Arabia and the United States in 1933, the two countries look back on an era of close cooperation in a wide range of political, economic and social fields.

A mutually advantageous

economic relationship

Saudi Arabia and the United States have nurtured a special economic relationship that has been mutually beneficial to both countries.

Cover:
President George W. Bush and Crown Prince  Abdullah bin Abdulaziz after their meeting in Crawford, Texas, on April 25, 2002.

(AP Photo)