Secretary of State John Kerry met with his Highness King Salman bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud, Crown Prince Muhammed bin Nayef bin Abdul Aziz al Saud and other senior Saudi leadership today to discuss a range of regional issues – Yemen, Libya, and Syria — with particular emphasis on the situation in Syria in the ... Read More»

Press Release For Immediate Release April 26, 2016 Ambassador Joseph W. Westphal’s Remarks C3 Saudi-American Healthcare Forum Opening Ceremony Program April 26, 2016, Ritz Carlton, Riyadh Asalamu alekum. Your Royal Highness, Excellencies, friends, colleagues, it’s wonderful to join you this afternoon to explore ways we can work together to improve patient care in Saudi Arabia ... Read More»

Op-Ed Arun M. Kumar Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service and Assistant Secretary for Global Markets U.S. Department of Commerce March 31, 2016 Op-Ed: Deepening the Saudi-U.S. Business Partnership Through Investment The 4th U.S. Saudi Business Opportunities Forum held in Riyadh March 23-24 brought together Government and business leaders from the United ... Read More»

Press Release For Immediate Release March 15, 2016 The United States Department of Commerce is organizing a U.S. Healthcare Technology and Healthcare Services Trade Mission to Saudi Arabia April 23 – 27 comprising 19 leading U.S. firms and hospitals with stops in Riyadh and Jeddah.  The purpose of the mission is to introduce American healthcare ... Read More»

Thank you and welcome to all of you.  Those of you who are in traditional American garb, the blue jean, I want to congratulate you.  You know, the inventor of the blue jean was Levi Strauss, and he was an immigrant to America.  And so, we thank you for wearing our national dress.   I ... Read More»