U.S.-Saudi Relations

Princely Personalities Sidelined in Saudi Arabia

By Simon Henderson

The latest shakeup among Saudi decisionmakers will require Washington to work on new relationships in Riyadh and perhaps reconfirm understandings reached at last Tuesday’s summit. Just two days after President Obama’s visit to Riyadh, King Salman has sacked several of the princes who met with the U.S. delegation. According to U.S. and Saudi reporting of… Keep reading →

Post a comment  /   /  Published February 4, 2015 at 10:00 AM

Meeting Our Partners in Saudi Arabia and U.S. Military Forces in Bahrain

By Kathryn Grant, a Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary

Earlier this month, I accompanied Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall on her first overseas trip as Deputy Secretary of Energy — a visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, a component command of U.S. Central Command. The trip was an exceptional opportunity for the Deputy Secretary to reinforce the… Keep reading →

Post a comment  /   /  Published January 27, 2015 at 5:00 PM