United States. Embassy (Saudi Arabia)
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The United States established a legation to Saudi Arabia at Jidda on May 1, 1942 and raised it to an Embassy on March 18, 1949. The Embassy was transferred to Riyadh September 26, 1984 with the existing U.S. Liaison Office in Riyadh raised to the rank of Embassy while the Embassy in Jidda (which had since been renamed Jeddah) became a Consulate General.
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Records of the Foreign Service Posts of the Department of State, 1788 - ca. 1991. Classified General Records, 1945 - 1961 | National Archives at College Park | ||
| creatorOf | Records of the Foreign Service Posts of the Department of State, 1788 - ca. 1991. Unclassified Central Subject Files, 1965 - 1973 | National Archives at College Park | |
| creatorOf | Records of the Foreign Service Posts of the Department of State, 1788 - ca. 1991. Classified Central Subject Files, 1968 - 1969 | National Archives at College Park | |
| referencedIn | Whitehorne, Joseph, 1917-1990. The Joseph W.A. Whitehorne papers, 1938-1966. | U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center | |
| creatorOf | Records of the Foreign Service Posts of the Department of State, 1788-ca. 1991, Classified Official Correspondence Files of the Ambassador and the Deputy Chief of Mission, 1962-1966 | National Archives at College Park |
Bibliographic and Digital Archival Resources
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| Relation | Name | |
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| employerOf | Abizaid, John P., 1951- | person |
| employerOf | Childs, J. Rives (James Rives), 1893-1987 | person |
| employerOf | Cutler, Walter Leon, 1931- | person |
| employerOf | Eilts, Hermann F. (Hermann Frederick), 1922-2006 | person |
| employerOf | Fowler, Wyche, 1940- | person |
| employerOf | Freeman, Charles W. | person |
| employerOf | Hare, Raymond A. | person |
| employerOf | Hart, Parker T. | person |
| employerOf | Jordan, Robert W. | person |
| employerOf | Murphy, Richard W. (Richard William), 1929- | person |
| employerOf | Neumann, Robert G., 1916-1999 | person |
| employerOf | Oberwetter, James C. | person |
| employerOf | Porter, William J. (William James), 1914-1988 | person |
| employerOf | Smith, James B., 1952- | person |
| employerOf | Thacher, Nicholas G. (Nicholas Gilman), 1915-2002 | person |
| subordinateOf | United States Department of State | corporateBody |
| employerOf | West, John Carl, 1922-2004 | person |
| employerOf | Westphal, Joseph William, 1948- | person |
| associatedWith | Whitehorne, Joseph, 1917-1990. | person |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeddah | 14 | SA | |
| Riyadh | 10 | SA |
| Subject |
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| United States |
| Arabian Peninsula |
| Diplomacy |
| Diplomacy and consular service |
| Foreign aid |
| Foreign commerce |
| Foreign policy |
| Foreign relations |
| Government services |
| Saudi Arabia |
| Trade and exchange |
| Occupation |
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| Activity |
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| Consuls |
| Diplomats |
| Government services |
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Establishment 1949-03-18
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