WASHINGTON: Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Farhan Al-Saud, chairman of the Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG), has paid a visit to the Washington office of pan-Arab daily Asharq Al-Awsat.
Prince Badr was received by Asharq Al-Awsat journalists in addition to officials from the Foreign Press Center (FPC).
He was briefed on the progress of work in the newspaper’s office and the mechanism it adopts in the coverage of daily events, as well as the office’s communication with the US administration.
Prince Badr pointed out the importance of increasing communication between the newspaper and different US departments, research centers, and the need to sponsor some important seminars that discuss Arab-American relations and the most important issues related to Middle Eastern countries.
In the same context, Prince Badr visited the Washington Foreign Press Center where he was received by Martha Klinck, deputy director of the center, and Doris Robinson, media relations officer for South and Central Asia, the Middle East and North Africa.
Klinck escorted Prince Badr on a tour inside the center to acquaint him with the services it provides to foreign journalists in Washington.
Prince Badr also visited the National Press Club (NPC) where he was greeted by the club’s Executive Director William McCarren, who escorted him on a tour of the club and gave a brief about its history.
After the end of the tour, Prince Badr met with Jeffrey Ballou, the president of the NPC, and discussed the importance of the role of media in disseminating awareness and knowledge.
At the end of the meeting, Ballou presented a gift to Prince Badr on the occasion of celebrating more than 100 years of the establishment of the NPC.
SRMG chairman tours National Press Club, Foreign Press Center
SRMG chairman tours National Press Club, Foreign Press Center
