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Biden Picks Career Diplomat Michael Ratney as Envoy to Saudi Arabia

Michael Ratney. (AFP)
Michael Ratney. (AFP)
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Biden Picks Career Diplomat Michael Ratney as Envoy to Saudi Arabia

Michael Ratney. (AFP)
Michael Ratney. (AFP)

President Joe Biden intends to nominate career diplomat Michael Ratney to be US ambassador to Saudi Arabia, the White House said on Friday.

Ratney previously served as the charge d'affaires at the US Embassy in Jerusalem and the US special envoy for Syria.

Ratney, whose official biography says he speaks Arabic and French, has previously been deputy chief of mission at the US Embassy in Doha and has had tours in Mexico City, Baghdad, Beirut, Casablanca, Bridgetown, and Washington.

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Saudi, Dutch Foreign Ministries Hold Fifth Round of Political Consultations in The Hague

The Saudi flag. Asharq Al-Awsat
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Saudi, Dutch Foreign Ministries Hold Fifth Round of Political Consultations in The Hague

The Saudi flag. Asharq Al-Awsat
The Saudi flag. Asharq Al-Awsat

The Saudi and Dutch Ministries of Foreign Affairs have held the fifth round of political consultations in The Hague.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Political Affairs Ambassador Saud Al-Sati and Director-General for Political Affairs at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs Marcel de Vink headed their respective delegations during Monday’s meeting.

Acting Chargé d’Affaires at the Saudi Embassy in the Netherlands Prince Jalawi bin Turki bin Jalawi also attended.

The consultations focused on strengthening cooperation between the two countries across various sectors and addressed a range of regional and international issues.