Al-Jubeir reported to be new Saudi envoy to U.S.

[maddezmom]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Adel al-Jubeir, a foreign policy adviser to Saudi King Abdullah, is expected to be named Riyadh's next ambassador to the United States, it was reported on Wednesday.

Jubeir, who became the public face of his country in the U.S. media after the September 11 attacks, will replace Prince Turki al-Faisal, who recently resigned as Saudi Arabia's ambassador in Washington after 15 months in the post, according to reports in the Washington Post and an Internet blog published by analyst Steve Clemons of the New America Foundation think tank.

Jubeir is a well-known figure in Washington government circles. Young and telegenic, he was designated by the kingdom to lead a public effort to disassociate the Saudi royal family from the Islamic extremism of al Qaeda after the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon.

more;http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061221/wl_nm/saudi_usa_ambassador_dc

[MADem]

1. He's no stranger to Americans--that pic isn't the best but most will recognize him

It's a bit unexpected, but he does have a certain ability to sell his product and he's a known quantity. He is a bit short on experience for the task ahead, so it is an interesting choice. On the plus side, he's so familiar with DC and the US:

The impending appointment represents a meteoric rise in Saudi diplomacy for a man who last served in Washington as special assistant to Prince Bandar bin Sultan, now the Saudi national security adviser, the Post said.

Jubeir, 44, attended the University of North Texas and Georgetown University.

[Fridays Child]

2. I have the perfect mate for him...

[ChairmanAgnostic]

3. lol

that cloning shur be powerful stuff.