Consulate Highlights
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Consulate General National Day Celebration Honors Women.
 | | Ms. Tatiana Gfoeller, Ambassador Mr. Ford Fraker, and His Excellency Ambassador Mohamed Ahmed Al-Tayyeb participate in a cake-cutting ceremony at the American Consulate. |
The Consulate General of the United States of America in Jeddah observed its 2008 American National Day on March 8 with a gala celebration attended by 200 guests. The event coincided with International Women’s Day, presenting an opportunity to honor women who play a leading role in society and in the advancement of humanity. In his remarks, U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ford M. Fraker noted that, in a major milestone for women’s health in the Kingdom, the U.S.–Saudi Arabia Partnership to Combat Breast Cancer recently launched a breast cancer awareness training program called the Course for the Cure with personal support from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, Her Royal Highness Princess Hessa Bint Tarrad Al-Sha’lan, and First Lady of the United States Laura Bush. The U.S. Ambassador cited the importance of commercial and educational exchange between the two countries. He praised the King Abdullah Scholarship program and noted that the U.S. currently hosts 15,000 Saudi students – a figure he hopes will double in the next three to five years. Ambassador Fraker added that he intends to encourage U.S. business activity in the Kingdom by sending positive signals to American companies that the security environment has improved. He stressed that both countries want to make it easier for each other’s citizens to visit for tourism, education and business, and expressed his hope that a proposed five-year reciprocal visa arrangement can be worked out. (More) - (Arabic)
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U.S. Consulate General in Jeddah hosts Pre-Departure Orientation for Saudi students
On Wednesday, December 5, 2007, nearly 100 Saudi students preparing to study in the U.S. attended a pre-departure orientation event at the U.S. Consulate General in Jeddah. Consul General Tatiana Gfoeller opened the event, which featured a workshop on the American higher education system, a discussion about living and studying in the United States, and a presentation explaining important considerations for student visa holders. (more) -- (Arabic)
Bush Says Islam Is a “Great Religion that Preaches Peace”
 | | President George W. Bush." White House photo by Eric Draper |
Washington -- Ahead of hosting an iftar celebration at the White House, President Bush said the Islamic religion “is a great religion that preaches peace,” and that Americans are free “to worship any way they see fit.” Bush spoke October 4 with Al Arabiya television and answered questions concerning the War on Terror and the freedom of religion in the United States. Muslim extremists have “done a good job of propagandizing” the idea that Americans do not like the Islamic faith, Bush said, stating his own belief that the global community, regardless of individual faiths, “prays to the same God.”The president later hosted an iftar event at the White House, celebrating the daily breaking of the fast observed by Muslims during the month of Ramadan. (more) -- (arabic)
U.S. Consulate General hosts “Study in the USA” seminar for students in Jeddah
On Wednesday, November 14, 2007, nearly 100 Saudi and international students attended an education seminar at the U.S. Consulate General in Jeddah. The seminar featured presentations on university study in the United States and the process for obtaining a student visa. The Consulate General’s Cultural Attaché welcomed students to the event, emphasizing that study in the U.S. represents a valuable opportunity for Saudis to discover America, and at the same time gives Americans an opportunity to discover Saudi Arabia and its people. In the United States, Saudi and American classmates have the chance to study together, share their cultures and experiences with each other, and build mutual understanding and respect. For more, please click here ... For the Arabic text, please click here ...
U.S. Homeland Security Advisor Frances Townsend's visit to Saudi Arabia, October 2007  On Sunday, October 21, Ms. Townsend delivered a speech at Effat College in Jeddah. Addressing the all-female student body, Ms. Townsend focused on the joint US-Saud partnership supporting counterterrorism efforts across the world. To read the full text click here (English) (Arabic) To view the official Press Release, please click here (English) (Arabic)
 | | Tatiana C. Gfoeller and HRH Prince Khaled Al-Faisal bin Abdul Aziz |
HRH Prince Khaled Al-Faisal and U.S. Consul General meet in Jeddah, discuss local cooperation U.S.-Saudi cooperation in the Kingdom’s Western region was the major theme of a meeting Wednesday between American Consul General Tatiana C. Gfoeller and HRH Prince Khaled ِِِِAl-Faisal bin Abdul Aziz, Governor of the Mecca Province. The two talked for nearly an hour at the Provincial Governorate’s offices in Jeddah. During the meeting, the Prince and Consul General Gfoeller shared ideas about bilateral initiatives and collaborative partnership between the U.S. and the Kingdom. The Consul General updated Prince Khaled on preparations for an upcoming “U.S. Culture and Commerce Expo,” to be held this November in Abha. During the meeting, the Prince and Consul General Gfoeller shared ideas about bilateral initiatives and collaborative partnership between the U.S. and the Kingdom. The Consul General updated Prince Khaled on preparations for an upcoming “U.S. Culture and Commerce Expo,” to be held this November in Abha. The multi-day exhibition will highlight America’s artistic, educational and commercial ties to the Kingdom, and is expected to include events for businessmen and women, students and families. (more)
U.S. Secretary of State and U.S. Secretary of Defense Visit Saudi Arabia 
U.S. Secretary of State and U.S.
Secretary of Defense Visit Saudi Arabia |
In the name of God the Almighty, I am glad to welcome Dr. Condoleezza Rice the U.S. Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense Mr. Robert Gates. The two Secretaries have met with the Custodian of the two Holy Mosques (King Abdullah) and we have had talks about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the peace process in the region, the situation in Iraq, the crisis in Lebanon, the issue of nuclear weapons in the area, and the general disturbances in the region in general. (more)
U.S. Consul General welcomes visiting American Imam to JeddahUnited States Consul General Tatiana C. Gfoeller met with U.S. Speaker Imam Yahya Hendi at the American Consulate General in Jeddah on Wednesday. Dr. Hendi is a scholar of comparative religions and a leader in interfaith dialogue. He is also Imam of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., the first university in the U.S. to hire a full-time Muslim chaplain. Consul General Gfoeller is a graduate and former professor in Political Science at Georgetown University. (more)
U.S. Consul General Visits Jeddah Desalination PlantOn 17 June 2007 U.S. Consul General Tatiana Gfoeller visited one of the Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) desalination plants in Jeddah. Consul General Gfoeller was hosted by Director General Engineer Abdul Hadi Al-Sheikh and Jeddah Province Plants Manager Mohammad Ahmed Farhan AlGhamdi. Director General Al-Sheikh and Manager AlGhamdi discussed with the Consul General how SWCC is working to provide Jeddah, and all of Saudi Arabia, with the most fundamental part of life- water. (more)
U.S. Consul General Tatiana C. Gfoeller Delivers Commencement AddressThe U.S. Consul General, Tatiana C. Gfoeller, recently delivered the commencement address to graduating students at the American International School of Jeddah. The Consul General was welcomed and introduced by the Chairman of the School Board, Dr. Khaldoun Mhaimeed. This was the second class to graduate from the newly established American International School of Jeddah. (more)
U.S. Consul General Receives a Gift from a Saudi PainterFollowing her inauguration for the art exhibition of Artist Taghrid Al Bughshi in Jeddah lately, Ms. Tatiana C. Gfoeller, U.S. Consul General, received last week a painting as an appreciation gift from the artist. Due to the absence of artist Al Bughshi, Dr. Ahmed Hashim, Director of the First Modern School in Jeddah, represented her and not only delivered her painting but another piece of art from his own work to Ms. Gfoeller at the Consulate General in Jeddah (more)
U.S. Ambassador Ford Fraker Visits New U.S. Consulate General Site in Jeddah
On May 20, 2007, newly arrived U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Ford M. Fraker, traveled to Jeddah in order to visit the site of the new U.S. Consulate General, accompanied by U. S. Consul General in Jeddah Tatiana C. Gfoeller. The visit follows a recent agreement approved by the Government of Saudi Arabia to purchase land for the new Consulate General compound. Construction for the new facilities will begin later in 2007 and is expected to be completed in 2009. (more)
U.S. Consulate General, Jeddah celebrates U.S. National Day
Tatiana C. Gfoeller, U.S. Consul General, Jeddah warmly welcomed more than 120 guests at the U.S. National Day Celebration at the Consulate General in Jeddah on Saturday, March 10, 2007. The celebration featured a concert by the Jazz ensemble, Alvin Atkinson and The Sound Merchants.
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