Ambassador to the United States Turki bin Faisal Al Saud

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prince turki ambassador united states


in july 2005, announced prince turki succeed bandar bin sultan saudi ambassador united states. served ambassador united states july 2005 until 11 december 2006. adel al-jubeir succeeded him ambassador united states.


prince turki spent of time ambassador united states traveling around country, visiting 37 states. turki advocated united states engage in direct talks iran other high-ranking saudi officials, including turki s predecessor ambassador, prince bandar bin sultan, supported military action halt iran s alleged nuclear weapons program.


he argued palestinian-israeli issue, not iran, more important united states , called on bush administration revive peace process. argued diplomacy iran best way prevent problems. administration disliked stance , made difficult him arrange visits white house. white house preferred bandar s more aggressive approach , welcomed bandar instead.


resignation

prince bandar s visits white house undermined prince turki , prince turki s goal of engaging in public diplomacy weakened because of shortage of money fund embassy , public relations program. on other hand, there internal disputes on saudi arabia’s iraq policy, leading tensions between prince turki , senior members of royal family.


turki angered fact when own king had asked vice president dick cheney meet @ short notice in riyadh, turki not invited attend – unusual omission saudi summit meetings. in addition, turki s brother foreign minister prince saud al faisal did not write post-summit briefing turki; bandar did.


king abdullah reported have preferred bandar bin sultan king s intermediary between riyadh , washington d.c. turki s resignation may have been in protest. abruptly resigned in december 2006 after 15 months ambassador. predecessor, prince bandar bin sultan, worked in same post 22 years. prince turki returned in january 2007 after hajj pilgrimage formally announce departure. analysts claim intentionally attracted attention. said wanted spend time family. resignation reported washington post, not royal court or official sources. turki retired public office in february 2007.








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