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History

Our Mission began as a legation in Jeddah in 1943.  Full diplomatic relations with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia commenced in 1948 and the U.S. Mission, located in a traditional house in the old city center, was upgraded to the status of an Embassy.  The Embassy moved in 1952 to the current Consulate General location, which at the time was an isolated, beach-front property to the north of the city limits.  Along with all other foreign missions, the Embassy was transferred to Riyadh in 1984. The former Embassy compound in Jeddah is now our Consulate General for the dynamic Western Region of Saudi Arabia. Our Mission also includes a Consulate General in Dhahran, which covers the Eastern Province.

U.S. Mission Leaders

Alison Dilworth

Chargé d’Affaires ad interim to to Saudi Arabia

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Deputy Chief of Mission Alison Dilworth

Key Officers

  • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim to to Saudi Arabia: Alison Dilworth
  • Acting Deputy Chief of Mission: Shannon Dolan
  • Consul General Dhahran: James Sindle
  • Consul General Jeddah: Rafik Mansour
  • Counselor for Political Affairs: Andrew MacDonald
  • Counselor for Public Affairs: Ali E. Lejlic
  • Acting Counselor for Management Affairs: Patrick Fenning
  • Counselor for Economic Affairs: Amy Archibald
  • Counselor for Political Military Affairs: Joshua Archibald
  • Counselor for Consular Affairs: Hadi Deeb
  • Defense Attaché: Richard Quirk
  • Agricultural Attaché: Chris Frederick
  • Counselor for Program Management Affairs: Colin Furst
  • Energy Attaché: Nicholas Carlson
  • Counselor for Commercial Affairs: Andrew Billard
  • DHS Attaché: James Hernandez

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