11 Facts About Adel al-Jubeir

Adel al-Jubeir is a Saudi diplomat serving as the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs since 2018.

Adel al-Jubeir serves as a Member of the Council of Ministers of Saudi Arabia and has been the Climate Affairs Envoy since 2022.

Previously, al-Jubeir was the Saudi Ambassador to the United States from 2007 to 2015 and a foreign policy advisor to King Abdullah.

Adel al-Jubeir was a member of the Gulf Cooperation Council delegation to the Madrid Peace Conference in October 1991, and a member of the Saudi delegation to the Multilateral Arms Control Talks in Washington, DC in 1992.

Adel al-Jubeir was regularly seen with King Abdullah in meetings with world leaders and accompanied King Abdullah on many state visits including Oman, China, India, Pakistan, Malaysia in 2006, Germany, Italy, Turkey, and Egypt in 2007, the G20 London Summit and Doha Arab Summit in 2009 and G20 Toronto Summit in 2010.

Adel al-Jubeir was a member of the Saudi delegation to the Annapolis Peace Conference in November 2007.

Ambassador al-Jubeir served as the Escorting Minister for Presidents George W Bush and Barack Obama on their respective visits to the Kingdom.

Adel al-Jubeir is the second person from outside the House of Saud to hold the position.

Adel al-Jubeir told reporters the kingdom was reassured by Washington while consultations continued about the deal, which he said stipulated effective inspections, and the possibility of snap-back sanctions if Iran violated the agreement.

Adel al-Jubeir unsuccessfully tried to set conditions for the removal of Assad and the removal of Iranian troops from Syria.

In December 2018, Adel al-Jubeir was demoted from his position as Minister of Foreign Affairs to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.