[1] The relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia is of importance due to a confluence of economic, strategic, and geopolitical factors.

Central to this bond are energy interests, with Saudi Arabia being one of the world's leading oil producers and exporters.

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to King Abdulaziz in 1940 while being resident in Cairo, Egypt.

[3] A U.S. Legation was opened in Jeddah on May 1, 1942, with James S. Moose, Jr. serving as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim.

On March 18, 1949, the Legation was elevated to an Embassy as J. Rives Childs presented his credentials as the first Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.