Saudi Arabia has recently named Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan as the country's new ambassador to the U.S., becoming the first Saudi woman to hold the title. This can be seen as a response to the tension between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia following the assassination of U.S. journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents. The change follows a recent pattern by Saudi Arabia's Prince Mohammed to promote greater freedom and equality in the country; the most notable of these changes granting women the right to drive. Princess Reema will be replacing former ambassador Prince Khalid bin Salman, who will now be serving as the deputy defense minister. This will not be her first time being affiliated with the U.S., as she attended George Washington University while her father, Prince Bandar bin Sultan, served as ambassador during the Bush administration.
-Sam Glodoski
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/23/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-princess-ambassador.html
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