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    The Envoy

    Who is Saudi Ambassador Adel Al-Jubeir?

    Ambassador Adel-Al-Jubeir (Embassy of Saudi Arabia)The Justice Department unsealed a five-count criminal complaint Tuesday alleging Iran Qods force-backed agents plotted to assassinate Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States and possibly bomb the Saudi and Israeli embassies in Washington, D.C.

    Riyadh's envoy to Washington, Adel Al-Jubeir, is the hand-picked, trusted envoy of the oil-rich monarchy's King Abdullah.

    A non-royal, Al-Jubeir, 49, previously served as the Saudi embassy's congressional liaison and head of the information office (his brother currently serves that role). Educated in Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Germany, Lebanon and the United States, Al-Jubeir earned his masters degree from Georgetown University. He joined Saudi Arabia's diplomatic service in 1987. He was appointed Riyadh's envoy to Washington in 2007.

    The Envoy reported last month that Al-Jubeir personally brought a secret letter from King Abdullah from Saudi Arabia to President Obama at the White House in September. He then left almost immediately for Saudi Arabia again. The White House and Saudi embassy did not disclose what the subject of the correspondence involved.

    Washington Middle East experts say Al-Jubeir has appeared to be traveling for much of this fall--either that, or they feared, that he was simply avoiding them.

    Sectarian tensions between Sunni-dominated Saudi Arabia and Shiite-dominated Iran have been growing in recent months, exacerbated by competition for influence amid the recent Arab Spring uprisings, and acute Saudi fears about Iran's nuclear program. These tensions have become heightened as Saudi leaders have struggled with their own anxieties over unrest in Sunni-ruled ally Bahrain, and concerns that Iran could increase its regional sway amid ongoing unrest in Syria, the planned U.S. drawdown from Iraq, and throughout the region.

     

    2,104 comments

    • JbO  •  7 mths ago
      oh my, the dogs of war have been stirred up again
      • Bob 7 mths ago
        Republicans and Democrats love bombing people. Can we get a third party? One that doesn't like war?
    • Nolie  •  7 mths ago
      We are fed up with your lies ...Politicians lies,Media lies,is there any place for truth now days!
      • Mister that window 7 mths ago
        nowadays common ages ago already in the bible's Muslim or Christians there is no truth in them.
      • Anderson 7 mths ago
        I agree Nolie...we need to analyze every story and read between the lines of all info fed to us these days. It is sad that most (bloggers) will accept and believe what is spoken or published spreading more gossip and falsehoods, heightening negative responses. Unhealthy.
      • jonny goal 7 mths ago
        The UNited States politicians and media will continue to spread lies cause american citizen for the majority are Idiots.. And are a bunch of cattle. you point them in the direction you want them to go. and they go.
    • Ray  •  7 mths ago
      Fabrication. The Saudi Ambassador is a despicable, attention seeking trouble making lire.

      For the US to resort to cheap tricks is only an act of desperation.

      The creepy looking Saudi Ambassador, has lie written all over his bold head and ugly face.

      It would be easier for Iran to block the oil in Persian Gulf than going after this ugly face.
    • Young  •  7 mths ago
      Very poorly written article
      • C 7 mths ago
        Its Yahoo , what do you expect?
      • MaxDee 7 mths ago
        Yahoo only needs eyeballs. Doesn't care about news reporting. Thus the flashy titles and the no-flesh articles!
      • Miranda 7 mths ago
        Its worse because they couldn't just quote everyone else's article this time.
    • therealdeal  •  7 mths ago
      People of America!!! Wake the F*** UP Let's take control back from who, what, when, or why ever has been running this country and start by buying American made products, voting for Ron Paul, and getting rid of the FED!!
      • Melvar_10 7 mths ago
        RON PAUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
      • Eric 7 mths ago
        I like Ron Paul but we have tried the Isolation thing twice. Its sad that we had to save every one twice. It seems every time we become isolationist, the rest of the world tries to kill one another. Yes pick up a real history book. Im all for leaving the middle east. Let them kill themselves over religion. Yes buy American, but we have to many lazy, fat, welfare taking, Americans that would rather buy cheap goods than good goods. Untill we change our thinking in America we will being swinging from the nuts of big government because we Americans want everything for nothing.
      • tony 7 mths ago
        buying american is not a problem,the problem is...what does america make so i can buy
    • Scott  •  7 mths ago
      Surprise, another mainstream reason to hate Iran. Gee, I wonder why? Evil are those who spread hate.
    • Greg  •  7 mths ago
      Iran is a such an aggressive country, all the wars they've started around the world, all the people they've assassinated in cold blood! Oh wait...
      • Mariam 7 mths ago
        Ah...sarcasm. Your're right though.
    • Vegas2  •  7 mths ago
      The assassination of the Saudi ambassor on American soil makes perfect sense, it would drive a wedge between America and the house of Saud for our failure to protect ambassor Al-Jubeir. Some might say we were involed Further the American public would blame Saudis when innocent Americans are killed in the collateral damage, further it would embarrass this president and this secrectary of state whom the Iranians particuarly hate.Finally we will never prove that Iran was behind the plot. This is a new Cold war folks-won't we have fun
    • Citizen  •  7 mths ago
      What are they trying to distract us from now? Hmmmmmm?
    • Primate  •  7 mths ago
      Be very careful when you read the newspaper and online news. It is very easy to have an extremely inaccurate perception of the world if your entire source of information on the rest of the world is coming out of the news, which reports mainly the extreme events. This is a problem, especially with America's rapidly plummeting IQ.
    • LaFeria  •  7 mths ago
      LOL!....and the idiots here BELIEVE this sham-booboozzzle......HAHAHA!
    • Anthony  •  7 mths ago
      A "Fast and Furious" diversion by the President and the Attorney General!
    • Bacchus  •  7 mths ago
      secret letters involving arabian kings, world leaders and secret assassination plans? Sounds like a bad hollywood script.
    • cjc  •  7 mths ago
      LOL. What a joke.
    • The Truth Hurts  •  7 mths ago
      Hey folks, with Holder, always watch what the other hand is doing. Slight of hand.
    • Alex  •  7 mths ago
      If Iran tried to kill the saudi arabian guy....why doesn't saudi arabia step up instead of hiding behind their neighbors and the U.N. Heres a thought, U.S stay out of this one....we did our job and that was destroy the Taliban leaders and cripple their organization. Let Israel and S.Aarabia take care of Iran since its THEIR neighbors its THEIR problem. So you either deal with YOUR problem or you just get blown away by their uneducated and huberous president who feels HIS barbaric ideals are the right way to go for the world.
    • GSSADCAM  •  7 mths ago
      Deep down the corridors of power are men without faces , who deploy soldiers who donot exist to operation which never occurs, some call it strategic security others call it Sabotage.
    • Latoya  •  7 mths ago
      I really enjoyed reading all of your comments. Glad to know young people can talk about more than just music and TV.. Its important to keep your eyes open and pay attention to whats going on in our country, government, and our world
    • RedCrosse  •  7 mths ago
      You can bet MOSSAD is involved if an assassination is pending.
    • Garda  •  7 mths ago
      iran send iran agent to US for assasinate...haha only idiot would believe it..
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