Neom, October 7, 2021, SPA -- Saudi Ambassadors-designate to a number of the brotherly and friendly countries took oath of office before the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud virtually today, in the presence of His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense. They newly-appointed envoys who took the oath are Ambassador-designate to the Republic of Bulgaria Khalid bin Kamal Faqih; Ambassador-designate to the Republic of Niger Zaid bin Makhlid Al-Harbi; Ambassador-designate to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Saud bin Abdullah Al-Subaie; Ambassador-designate to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania Mohammed bin Ayed Al-Balawi; Ambassador-designate to the Federal Republic of Somalia Ahmed bin Mohammed Saleh Al-Mawlid; Ambassador-designate to the Republic of Mozambique Fahd bin Abdullah Al-Issa; Ambassador-designate to the Republic of Djibouti Faisal bin Sultan Al-Qabbani Al-Sahli; Ambassador-designate to the Republic of Uzbekistan Yousef bin Saleh Al-Qahrah Al-Otaibi; Ambassador-designate to the Republic of Senegal Saad bin Abdullah Al-Nafiei; and Ambassador-designate to the Republic of United Tanzania Abdullah bin Ali Al-Sharyan. They said, "I swear by Allah Almighty to be loyal to my religion, King, and homeland, not to divulge a secret of State's secrets, to maintain its interests and regulations at home and abroad, and to perform my duties with honesty, integrity and sincerity''. The taking-oath ceremony was attended by Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and a number of officials. --SPA 17:31 LOCAL TIME 14:31 GMT 0019 www.spa.gov.sa/w1632404