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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Ambassadors-Designate Take Oath before King Salman

King Salman presides over the ceremony at the Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh. (SPA)

Saudi ambassadors-designate to a number of brotherly and friendly countries took the oath of office on Tuesday before Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz at a ceremony at the Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh. 

The new envoys are Ambassador to Cameroon Dr. Faisal bin Saud Al-Mejfel; Ambassador to Indonesia Faisal bin Abdullah Al-Amudi; Ambassador to Kazakhstan Faisal bin Hanif Al-Qahtani; Ambassador to Ghana Sultan bin Abdulrahman Al-Dakhil; Ambassador to Zambia Ali bin Saad Al-Qahtani; Ambassador to the Ivory Coast Saad bin Bakhit Al-Quthami; Ambassador to Gabon Farraj Nader Farraj bin Nader; Ambassador to Australia Sultan bin Fahd bin Khazim; Ambassador to Finland Nisreen bint Hamad Al-Shibel, Ambassador to Guinea Dr. Fahad bin Eid Al-Rashidi, and Ambassador and Head of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Mission to the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC) Haifa bint Abdulrahman Al-Jedia. 

They swore to be loyal to their religion, King and homeland and not divulge state secrets and maintain its interests and regulations at home and abroad. 

They swore to perform their duties with honesty, integrity and sincerity. 

The ceremony was attended by Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Eng. Walid bin Abdulkareem Al-Khariji, and Assistant Special Secretary to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Tamim bin Abdulaziz Al-Salem. 

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