Notable diplomatic visits Saudi Arabia–United States relations

u.s. president barack obama shakes hands king salman, riyadh, 27 january 2015

after president george w. bush s 2 visits saudi arabia in 2008—which first time u.s. president visited foreign country twice in less 4 months—and king abdullah s 3 visits us—2002, 2005 , 2008—the relations have surely reached peak. 2 nations have expanded relationship beyond oil , counter terrorism efforts. example, king abdullah has allocated funds young saudis study in united states. 1 of important reasons king abdullah has given full scholarships young saudis give them western perspective , impart positive impression of saudi arabia on american people (alslemy, 2008). on other hand, president bush discussed world economic crisis , u.s.–saudi relationship can (tabassum, 2008). during meetings saudis, bush administration took saudi policies because of prevalent economic , defensive presence in region , great media influence on islamic world (al obaid 2007). , large, 2 leaders have made many decisions deal security, economics, , business aspects of relationship, making in top of fame. (gearan, 2008)

2017 us—saudi arms deal

us president donald trump authorized $110b arms deal saudi arabia, worth $300b on ten-year period, signed on 20 may 2017, includes training , close co-operation saudi arabian military. signed documents included letters of interest , letters of intent , no actual contracts.

us defense stocks reached all-time highs after donald j. trump announced $110 billion arms deal saudi arabia.