Outgoing Saudi cultural attaché in Washington honored

Princess Reema bint Bandar, Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the US, honored the outgoing cultural attaché at the Saudi Embassy in Washington, D.C. at a ceremony on Friday.

Dr. Mohammed Al-Essa served the Kingdom in this position for 12 years.

He thanked Princess Reema for taking this initiative. According to him, such initiatives show the Kingdom’s leaderships approach toward citizens and national cadres.

Al-Essa is one of those Saudi officials who witnessed a surge in the number of Saudi students in the US following the introduction of the King Abdullah Scholarship Program.