Riyadh, Sha ban 24, 1438, May 20, 2017, SPA -- The 3rd workshop on Saudi-US Relations , organized by Prince Saud Al-Faisal Institute for Diplomatic Studies Center for American Studies, was held here today, in the presence of a number of officials, researchers and academics. The workshop was opened by a speech delivered by the Institute s Director General Dr. Abdul-Karim Hamoud Al-Dakhil, who welcomed the workshop s guests from the United States of America and participants from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Shura Council; a number of government agencies; Prince Saud Al-Faisal Institute for Diplomatic Studies and Saudi Universities. On his part, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Middle East Policy Council in Washington, Ambassador Richard Schmierer, delivered a speech in which he described the workshop as a sign of friendly and deep-rooted relations between the Kingdom and the United States of America. --SPA12:44 LOCAL TIME 09:44 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w408452