Diplomacy and Cooperation

Editor's Note Prince Turki Al-Faisal presented his diplomatic credentials to U.S. President George W. Bush today in Washington, DC, marking his acceptance as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United States of America. Prince Turki, the last son of King Faisal, was educated at Georgetown University, Class of 1968 and went on to serve Saudi Arabia as the Director General of the General Intelligence Directorate from 1977 through 2001. He most recently completed a posting as Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2003-2005 before replacing Prince Bandar bin Sultan as the Kingdom's top diplomat in the United States. Prince Bandar was appointed Secretary-General of the National Security Council on October 16, 2005. Yesterday Prince Turki delivered a wide-ranging speech at the US Army War College in Pennsylvania. He discussed the issues confronting the United States and Saudi Arabia including the situation in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Israel and Palestine. He also spoke about the US-Saudi partnership in the war on terror and the recently inaugurated Saudi-US Dialogue, a byproduct of the April 2005 Bush-Abdullah Summit. We are pleased to present Prince Turki's remarks at the Army War College here for your consideration.