New Saudi Foreign Minister Is Longtime Adviser to Royals

Saudi Arabia's new foreign minister, a U.S.-educated connoisseur of Washington's diplomatic scene and longtime adviser to the kingdom's rulers, is an articulate spokesman for his country's new assertive approach to the Middle East's growing conflicts. A well-known figure in Washington government circles and on U.S. television, Adel al-Jubeir becomes the first non-royal in the job, succeeding Saud al-Faisal, who served for four decades and has been appointed a special...

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