Michael Alan Ratney confirmed as US ambassador to Saudi Arabia

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Michael Alan Ratney confirmed as US ambassador to Saudi Arabia

 Michael Alan Ratney, an American diplomat who currently serves in the United States Department of State, has been confirmed as the United States ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).

The US Senate confirmed the news in a voice vote on Tuesday, filling one of the vacant diplomatic posts in the region. The US did not have an ambassador in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for two years. When former US President Donald Trump took office, he picked John Abizaid, a retired United States Army general, to be the envoy in Saudi Arabia. The former US Central Command commander served as the US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 2019 to 2021. The post became vacant since he left his post in January 2021.

When Joe Biden took office, US-Saudi relations began to dip. The US froze arms sales to the Kingdom and lifted the terror designation of the Iran-backed Houthi militia.

In 2022, US President Joe Biden confronted Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over The Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi's killing. Biden met Prince Mohammed for the first time since taking office. MBS reportedly denied involvement in the killing of the journalist. 

Michael Alan Ratney

Michael Alan Ratney currently serves in the US Department of State’s Foreign Service Institute. Earlier, he served as the Chargé d'Affaires of the US Embassy in Israel. He was also the US Special Envoy for Syria and the US Consul General in Jerusalem.

Current US President Joe Biden nominated Michael Alan Ratney to serve as the next United States ambassador to Saudi Arabia. During the time of his nomination, Michael Alan Ratney said that he wanted to build a “strong and sustainable US-Saudi partnership.” He further said that he wanted to help improve Saudi defenses through security cooperation.


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