Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Washington, D.C. explained

Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Washington, D.C.
Address:	601 New Hampshire Avenue NW/Jamal Khashoggi Way, Washington, DC 20037
Location:	Washington, D.C.
Coordinates:	38.8978°N -77.0539°W
Ambassador:	Reema bint Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

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]

Ambassadors

Tenure	Name (English)	Name (Arabic)	House of Saud	Remarks
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		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

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

• Saudi Arabia–United States relations
• Ambassadors of Saudi Arabia to the United States
• Ambassadors of the United States to Saudi Arabia

External links

• • Embassy of Saudi Arabia - Washington, D.C. Contact Info

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia . Stapleton-Gray & Associates, Inc. . 2018-07-14.
2. Web site: She is 38 years old, a princess and represents a Kingdom: Meet Washington's Newest Ambassador . Rogers . Katie . September 12, 2017 . stepvisa . en-US . September 11, 2021.
3. Web site: He's 28, a Prince and Representing a Kingdom: Meet Washington's Newest Ambassador . Rogers . Katie . September 12, 2017 . The New York Times . en-US . September 14, 2017.
4. Web site: Ambassador's Message. Saudiembassy.net. 2015-10-21.
5. Web site: Saudi Ambassadors to the United States . Saudiembassy.net . 2012-07-18 . 2014-08-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160611041908/https://www.saudiembassy.net/embassy/pastambassadors.aspx . 2016-06-11 . dead .
6. Web site: A DC neighborhood group just voted to rename the street in front of the Saudi embassy for Jamal Khashoggi. Criss. Doug. November 29, 2018. CNN. December 16, 2018.
7. Web site: D.C. Council renames the street in front of the Saudi embassy after Jamal Khashoggi. NPR. 8 December 2021. Franklin. Jonathan.