Saudi Arabia appoints a woman as head of a diplomatic mission, Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman on Saturday appointed Princess Reema bin Bandar al Saud as ambassador to the United States, the first time Saudi Arabia appoints a woman as head of a diplomatic mission, state news agency SPA reported. . In a brief statement, the agency said the princess will occupy the position of ambassador in Washington, replacing Prince Khaled bin Salman, son of King Salman bin Abdelaziz, who becomes deputy defense minister. Reema, born in Riyadh in 1975, is the daughter of Bandar bin Sultan al Saud, who was ambassador to the United States from 1983 to 2005. She lived for many years in the USA, where she graduated in Archeology at George Washington University, After graduation, she returned to the Saudi capital, where she has led numerous initiatives for the visibility of women in the public and private sectors of the kingdom. In August 2016, she was appointed Deputy Head of Planning and...