RIYADH: As Prince Khalid bin Bandar concludes his role as Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the UK, his six-year tenure is being marked as a period of renewed engagement and modernization in Saudi-UK relations. As per Royal Decree issued last March, Prince Khalid has been appointed as an advisor at the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and is expected to head back to Riyadh in the next few days.
Since his appointment in 2019, Prince Khalid has led efforts to strengthen ties and redefine the Kingdom’s image across political, economic, academic and cultural spheres.
His approach is marked by transparency, accessibility and strategic foresight as well as consistent outreach to both political institutions and the wider British public.
In April this year, he was named Diplomat of the Year for the Middle East and North Africa by Diplomat Magazine, an award voted on by representatives of more than 180 missions in the UK.
One of his final public engagements was an on-the-record panel discussion with Arab News Editor-in-Chief Faisal Abbas at the Frontline Club, hosted by the MENA-based think tank SRMG Think (videos above).
