Diplomatic Meetings

Images of formal meetings between U.S. Secretaries of State and various Middle Eastern leaders, reflecting international relations and diplomacy.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud at the Royal Court at al-Salam Palace, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on June 24, 2019.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits with King Salman of Saudi Arabia after arriving at Diriyah Farm outside Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on October 24, 2015, for a bilateral meeting and a broader session with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayif, and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, in Riyadh on April 29, 2018. (

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain at the outset of a welcoming reception on April 7, 2016 at the Gudaibiya Palace in Manama, Bahrain.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits with Saudi Arabia King Salman at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as the Secretary visited the Kingdom on December 18, 2016, for meetings focused on Yemen.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry walks with Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal of Saudi Arabia on March 5, 2015, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, before the two attend a meeting of the regional Gulf Cooperation Council.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud at the Royal Court at al-Salam Palace, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on June 24, 2019.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Kuwaiti Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah during a visit to Kuwait City, Kuwait, on June 26, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry walks with Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir through the courtyard of the Diriyah Farm - the family homestead of Saudi King Salman - before the two met with the monarch on January 23, 2016, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits with Crown Prince Muhammad bin Nayef of Saudi Arabia on May 15, 2016, at the Royal Court in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, before a bilateral meeting that followed a conversation with Saudi King Salman.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry stands with other Foreign Ministers whose countries are members of the Gulf Cooperation Council following a meeting on January 23, 2016, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with King Salman of Saudi Arabia on August 25, 2016, after arriving at the Royal Court in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for a bilateral meeting preceding discussions with regional ministers focused on Yemen and other Persian Gulf issues.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir address reporters before their meeting at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on September 2, 2015.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on October 14, 2021.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Saudi King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on October 16, 2018.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on February 20, 2020.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry stands with Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir and Bahrain Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa before a brief trilateral meeting following the Secretary's arrival at Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on August 24, 2016, in advance of meetings with Saudi officials and regional leaders.

President Barack Obama meets with King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at Rawdat Khuraim in Saudi Arabia, March 28, 2014. This official White House photograph is being made available only for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photograph. The photograph may not be manipulated in any way and may not be used in commercial or political materials, advertisements, emails, products, promotions that in any way suggests approval or endorsement of the President, the First Family, or the White House.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson greets Saudi King Salman following the Saudi Arabia-Iraq Coordination Committee Meeting at the Saudi Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on October 22, 2017.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with the Custodian of Two Holy Mosques King Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on February 20, 2020.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets with the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah at the Amiri Diwan, Kuwait City, Kuwait, February 13, 2018.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir on November 13, 2015, at the Hotel Imperial in Vienna, Austria, before a bilateral meeting focused on Syria.

National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice greets Prince Mitib bin Abdallah bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabia's Minister of the National Guard, prior to a meeting with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office, Nov. 19, 2014. At left is Amb. Adel Al-Jubeir, Saudi Ambassador to the U.S.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Kuwaiti Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah during a visit to Kuwait City, Kuwait, on June 26, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, flanked by Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, addresses reporters after they and counterparts from the United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Oman, and the United Nations met on December 18, 2016, at the Conference Palace Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to discuss the future of Yemen.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir address reporters at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on March 23, 2017.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with recent Kuwaiti Graduates of U.S. Universities and Exchange Programs in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on March 20, 2019.

Secretary Michael R. Pompeo meets with His Royal Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on February 12, 2020 in Washington, DC.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is greeted by Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir upon his arrival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to discuss ongoing efforts to resolve the Gulf dispute, on July 12, 2017.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir on October 24, 2015, at King Salman Regional Air Base, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, before a bilateral meeting with King Salman and a broader session with al-Jubeir, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayif and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry participates in a traditional welcoming coffee ceremony with Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir after arriving at Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on August 24, 2016, in advance of meetings with Saudi officials and regional leaders.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo greets Saudi Ambassador to the Uited States Khalid bin Salman upon arrival in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 28, 2018. (

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry greets United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed while sitting with Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir in the Conference Palace Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as the Secretary visited the Kingdom on December 18, 2016, for meetings focused on Yemen.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits with, clockwise from top, Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, United Kingdom Under Secretary of Foreign Affairs Tobias Ellwood, United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed, and United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Isma�l Ould Cheikh Ahmed on August 25, 2016, in the Royal Terminal 1 at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at the outset of a five-way meeting focused on Yemen.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with Foreign Minister Khalid Bin Muhammad al-Atiyah of Qatar before the start of the Syrian Donors' Conference in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on January 15, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Saud Al-Faisal and Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the U.S. Adel al-Jubeir in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on March 3, 2013.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on October 14, 2021.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry greets a Saudi official at Andrews Air Force Base in Camp Springs, Maryland, on September 3, 2015, during a ceremony to welcome King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia for a visit with President Barack Obama.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with incoming Saudi Ambassador to United States, Prince Abdullah bin Faisal bin Turki at the Council of Saudi Chambers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on January 24, 2016.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson greets Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir before their bilateral meeting at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on May 2, 2017.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with Saudi Chief of Royal Protocol Azzam before his departure at Royal Terminal of King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on September 12, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry stands with Turkish Foreign Minister Feridun Sinirloglu and Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir on October 23, 2015, at the Imperial Hotel in Vienna, Austria, before a three-way discussion focused on Syria.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry walks with King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia after he deplaned from his Boeing 747 following his arrival at Andrews Air Force Base in Camp Springs, Maryland, on September 3, 2015, to visit President Barack Obama.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Kuwaiti Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmed Al- Sabah, in Kuwait City, Kuwait on July 29, 2021.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry poses for a family photo with fellow leaders of the London Eleven in Amman, Jordan, on May 22, 2013. Pictured in the front row from left to right are the following individuals: Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal, Qatari Prime Minister Sheik Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, Secretary Kerry, United Arab Emirates' Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed al-Nahyan, and German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle. Pictured in the top row from left to right are the following individuals: Qatari Foreign Minister Khalid bin Mohamed Al-Attiyah, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, British Foreign Secretary William Hague, Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr, and Italian Foreign Minister Emma Bonino.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Saudi King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on October 16, 2018.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on October 14, 2020.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.S. Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates Barbara Leaf stand with UAE Crown Prince Mohammed bid Zayed in the Mina Palace in Abu Dhabi on November 23, 2015, before a bilateral meeting.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama walk with King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia at Erga Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 27, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson shakes hands with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khale_d Al-Hamad Al-Sabah before hosting the U.S.-Kuwait Strategic Dialogue at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on September 8, 2017.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits with Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Muhammad bin Nayef, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Minister of States for the Council of Ministers Musaed Al-Iban on March 11, 2016, at King Khalid Military City outside Hafr al-Batin, Saudi Arabia, before a trlateral meeting also attended by Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir.

Secretary Pompeo delivers joint remarks with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 30, 2018. (

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Omani Minister Responsible for Defense Affairs Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi in Muscat, Oman, on May 22, 2013.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in Munich, Germany, on February 18, 2022.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Sultan of Oman Qaboos bin Said Al Said in Muscat, Oman, on May 21, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo departs Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on January 14, 2019.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry stands with United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed and Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., before a trilateral meeting on November 23, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits with King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia and Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammad bin Salman at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, D.C., on September 3, 2015, during a bilateral meeting preceding the King's visit with President Barack Obama.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry walks with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal, right, and U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Joseph Westphal, left, upon arrival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on June 27, 2014.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken holds a joint press availability with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah, in Kuwait City, Kuwait on July 29, 2021.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Saudi Vice Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman, at the Department of State, in Washington, DC on October 9, 2019.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah pose for a photo after delivering statements to the press at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on January 26, 2022.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is greeted by Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, upon his arrival in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on June 25, 2013.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo departs Doha, Qatar, on February 29, 2020.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets with the Emir of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, at the Sea Palace in Doha, Qatar, on July 11, 2017.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, accompanied by U.S. Ambassador to Kuwait Matthew Tueller, meets with Kuwaiti Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah and Crown Prince Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah during a visit to Kuwait City, Kuwait, on June 26, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, flanked by Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khale_d Al-Hamad Al-Sabah delivers opening remarks at the U.S.-Kuwait Strategic Dialogue at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on September 8, 2017.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry chats with Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir after they and counterparts from the United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Oman, and the United Nations met on December 18, 2016, at the Conference Palace Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to discuss the future of Yemen.

(R-L) Annalena Baerbock (Buendnis 90 Die Gruenen), Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, photographed during a joint meeting in Doha, 17 May 2023. Baerbock is travelling to Saudi Arabia and Qatar during her three-day trip., Doha, Qatar, Asia

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrives in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on July 28, 2021. The Secretary was created by U.S. Ambassador to Kuwait Alina L. Romanowski.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is welcomed by U.S. Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates Barbara Leaf after deplaning at Abu Dhabi International Airport in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., before meetings on June 8, 2016, with Emirati Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed and Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton poses with Saudi Arabian Defense Minister Prince Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on April 12, 2012.

Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir signs U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's guestbook before their meeting at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on January 12, 2018.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Qatari Foreign Minister Al Thani in Doha, Qatar, on February 29, 2020.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud at the Royal Court at al-Salam Palace, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on June 24, 2019.

Madrid, 29/05/2024. Moncloa Palace. President Pedro Sánchez chairs the meeting with the Foreign Ministers of the Arab-Islamic Ministerial Committee on Gaza from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Palestine, Jordan, Turkey, as well as the Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Hussein Ibrahim Taha. Photo: Jaime García. ARCHDC.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Emirati Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, January 12, 2019.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, in Muscat, Oman, on February 21, 2020.

French President Francois Hollande is escorted by French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault on January 15, 2017, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Conference Center in Paris, France, as he arrives for a French-hosted conference on Middle East peace attended by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo departs Doha, Qatar, on September 12, 2020.

Annalena Baerbock (Buendnis 90 Die Gruenen), Bundesaussenministerin, trifft Prinz Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah bin Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Aussenminister des K nigreiches Saudi-Arabien. Riad, 11.11.2023

Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, photographed during a meeting in Jeddah, 15 May 2023, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Asia

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, in Riyadh on March 30, 2012.

Deputy Secretary of State Thomas Nides meets with the Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, during the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 12, 2012.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry walks with UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nayhan through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs en route to a meeting in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on November 11, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi on September 19, 2019.

Hamad Bin Hassan Al Hamadi, Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs security general (left) welcomes U.S. Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, to Doha, Qatar, July 11, 2017. Tillerson met with H.H. the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani at his residence at Sea Palace. (photo by Trevor T. McBride)

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry jogs up the steps of his airplane at Riyadh Air Base in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on May 7, 2015, following meetings with King Salman bin Abdelaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, and Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton conducts a town hall meeting with Iraqis and Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) staff, taking questions from the audience in Baghdad, Iraq April 25, 2009.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 16, 2018.

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U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Mrs. Susan Pompeo arrive in Doha, Qatar, January 13, 2019.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry gestures to United Arab Emirates Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nayhan during a joint news conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on November 11, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson chats with Chadian President Idriss D�by in N�Djamena, Chad on March 12, 2018.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Mrs. Susan Pompeo arrive in Doha, Qatar, January 13, 2019.

U.S. President Ronald Reagan and King Fahd of Saudi Arabia meeting in The Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C., USA, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, February 11, 1985

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry gets out of a car driven by United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed after the two joined Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed for a working dinner during a refueling stop in Abu Dhabi as the Secretary traveled to Beijing, China, on November 6, 2014.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Oman's Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, in Muscat, Oman, on February 21, 2020.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Oman's Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, in Muscat, Oman, on February 21, 2020.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton poses for a family photo with fellow leaders at the Global Counterterrorism Forum in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 7, 2012.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, in Abuja, Nigeria on November 18, 2021.

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