JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia on Wednesday appointed Prince Abdullah bin Faisal bin Turki as its new ambassador to Washington, filling the post which was vacant for seven months.

Prince Abdullah’s predecessor was Adel Al-Jubeir, who vacated his post after becoming the foreign minister in April 29. The 64-year-old new ambassador is an engineer who also served as governor of the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority.

Saudi Arabia also announced the appointment of ambassadors to other countries. The new ambassadors are Prince Khalid bin Faisal bin Turki bin Abdullah, Jordan; Awad bin Saleh Al-Awad, Germany; Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Anqari, France; and Badr bin Ali bin Ahmed Kahil, Maldives.

Separately, the king sent invitations to Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, Algerian President Abdul Aziz Bouteflika and Mauritanian President Mohammed Ould Abdul Aziz for the fourth Summit of Arab-South American States.