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There are currently 122 embassies in Riyadh. Several countries have diplomatic missions accredited from other capitals. Several countries have diplomatic missions accredited from other capitals. In addition, many countries maintain consulates in other Saudi Arabian cities such as Jeddah and Dhahran (not including honorary consulates).
The West German embassy in Stockholm was occupied by the Red Army Faction in 1975. In 1989 its embassies in Budapest and Prague sheltered fleeing East Germans while waiting for permission to travel onwards to West Germany; permission was subsequently given by the Czechoslovakian and Hungarian governments, accelerating the collapse of socialist ...
He served as an adviser at the Saudi Arabian Embassy in the US from 2017 to 2019. [3] Faisal has held senior positions in Saudi and international companies, primarily the aerospace and weapons sector. He was, until at least his appointment as ambassador to Germany, a director of the arms company Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI).
The German-Saudi Arabian Liaison Office for Economic Affairs in Riyadh (GESALO) is part of the global network of German chambers of industry and commerce and aims to promote economic relations, scientific and technological progress and cooperation between the two countries. [19] In 2006, around 220 German companies were active in the Kingdom.
Germany has an embassy in Riyadh [261] and a consulate general in Jeddah. [262] Saudi Arabia has an embassy in Berlin [263] and a consulate general in Frankfurt am Main. German Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Relations between Germany and Saudi Arabia Greece: See Greece–Saudi Arabia relations. Greece has an embassy in Riyadh.
Until 1990, Taiwan had diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia, and was represented by the Embassy of the Republic of China in Riyadh. [9] There was also a Consulate-General of the Republic of China in Jeddah. [10] However, in that year, Saudi Arabia recognised the People's Republic of China. [11]
The building of the ministry is in Riyadh and was designed by Henning Larsen. [11] It blends both vernacular and monumental styles of Islamic architecture. [12] Larsen received the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 1989 for his work on the building. [12] [13]
The Diplomatic Quarter General Authority was established on November 27, 2018, through the Council of Ministers decision No. (165). [1] In December 2018, the Council of Ministers outlined the organizational structure of the newly created authority, stipulating that the body would be bestowed with a financial and administrative independence besides being led by a board of directors and would ...