A report on Saudi Arabia–United States relations, Barack Obama and Saudi Arabia

U.S. President Donald Trump with the King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Riyadh, May 2017.
Official portrait, 2012
King Ibn Saud converses with President Franklin D. Roosevelt on board the USS Quincy, after the Yalta Conference in 1945.
Stanley Armour Dunham, Ann Dunham, Maya Soetoro and Barack Obama, (L to R) mid-1970s in Honolulu
President Eisenhower and Vice President Richard Nixon with their host, King Saud of Saudi Arabia, at the Mayflower Hotel in 1957
Barack Obama's school record in St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Elementary School. Obama was enrolled as "Barry Soetoro" (no. 1), and was wrongly recorded as an Indonesian citizen (no. 3) and a Muslim (no. 4).
King Saud and John Kennedy meet at the king's mansion in Palm Beach, Florida in 1962
Obama poses in the Green Room of the White House with wife Michelle and daughters Sasha and Malia, 2009
Anthropomorphic stela (4th millennium BC), sandstone, 57x27 cm, from El-Maakir-Qaryat al-Kaafa (National Museum of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh)
King Fahd with U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Ivana and Donald Trump in 1985. The U.S. and Saudi Arabia supplied money and arms to the anti-Soviet fighters in Afghanistan.
Obama playing in a pickup game on the White House basketball court, 2009
U.S. President George W. Bush and Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia in Crawford, Texas, April 25, 2002
The Obamas worship at African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C., January 2013
The "Worshipping Servant" statue (2500 BC), above 1 m in height, is much taller than any possible Mesopotamian or Harappan models. Photo courtesy of the National Museum of Korea.
Former Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in the White House.
State Senator Obama and others celebrate the naming of a street in Chicago after ShoreBank co-founder Milton Davis in 1998
Qaṣr Al-Farīd, the largest of the 131 rock-cut monumental tombs built from the 1st century BC to the 1st century AD, with their elaborately ornamented façades, at the extensive ancient Nabatean archaeological site of Hegra located in the area of Al-'Ula within Al Madinah Region in the Hejaz. A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2008.
Prince Mohammad bin Salman with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Washington, D.C., June 13, 2016
Results of the 2004 U.S. Senate race in Illinois; Obama won the counties in blue.
Colossal statue from Al-'Ula in the Hejaz (6th–4th century BC), it followed the standardized artistic sculpting of the Lihyanite kingdom, the original statue was painted with white
Prince Mohammed bin Salman and his advisor Ahmad Asiri (blamed for Khashoggi's death) meeting U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, July 2016
Official portrait of Obama as a member of the United States Senate
At its greatest extent, the Umayyad Caliphate (661–750) covered 11100000 km2 and 62 million people (29 per cent of the world's population), making it one of the largest empires in history in both area and proportion of the world's population. It was also larger than any previous empire in history.
Protesters against the U.S.-backed Saudi-led war on Yemen were led away handcuffed by New York police outside the U.S. mission to the UN on December 11, 2017
Obama and U.S. Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) visit a Russian facility for dismantling mobile missiles (August 2005)
The Battle of Badr, 13 March 624 CE
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Saudi Prince Khalid bin Salman, July 2021
Obama on stage with wife and daughters just before announcing presidential candidacy in Springfield, Illinois, February 10, 2007
Abdulaziz Ibn Saud, the founding father and first king of Saudi Arabia
Visa page from Saeed al-Ghamdi's Kingdom of Saudi Arabia passport recovered from the United Airlines Flight 93 crash site
2008 electoral vote results. Obama won 365–173.
Political map of Saudi Arabia
15 out of 19 September 11 terrorists were Saudi Arabia nationals
2012 electoral vote results. Obama won 332–206.
Map of Saudi Arabian administrative regions and roadways
Protest against U.S. involvement in the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen, March 2018
Obama takes the oath of office administered by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. at the Capitol, January 20, 2009
Map of oil and gas pipelines in the Middle-East
Jamal Khashoggi (left) at a 2018 Project on Middle East Democracy forum in Washington, D.C.
Obama delivers a speech at joint session of Congress with Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on February 24, 2009.
King Fahd with US President Ronald Reagan and future US President Donald Trump in 1985. The US and Saudi Arabia supplied money and arms to the anti-Soviet mujahideen fighters in Afghanistan.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry with King Salman of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh, August 25, 2016
Obama visits an Aurora shooting victim at University of Colorado Hospital, 2012.
As many as 500 princes, government ministers, and business people, including Prince Fahd bin Abdullah, were arrested by Saudi Arabian authorities as part of the 2017 Saudi Arabian purge
U.S. Navy has actively participated in the Saudi-led naval blockade of Yemen.
The White House was illuminated in rainbow colors on the evening of the Supreme Court same-sex marriage ruling, June 26, 2015.
Abdullah ibn Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh with Bogdan Borusewicz in the Polish Senate, 26 May 2014
U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with King Salman in Riyadh, January 2015
Deficit and debt increases, 2001–2016
Verses from the Quran. The Quran is the official constitution of the country and a primary source of law. Saudi Arabia is unique in enshrining a religious text as a political document.
U.S. President Donald Trump, King Salman, and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, May 2017
US employment statistics (unemployment rate and monthly changes in net employment) during Obama's tenure as U.S. president
U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and the President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, 21 May 2017
Protest against the war in Yemen in New York City on August 14, 2020
Obama at a 2010 briefing on the BP oil spill at the Coast Guard Station Venice in Venice, Louisiana
U.S. President Barack Obama meets King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, July 2014
Obama signs the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act at the White House, March 23, 2010.
Faisal Mosque in Islamabad is named after a Saudi king. The kingdom is a strong ally of Pakistan. WikiLeaks claimed that Saudis are "long accustomed to having a significant role in Pakistan's affairs".
Maximum Out-of-Pocket Premium as Percentage of Family Income and federal poverty level, under Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, starting in 2014 (Source: CRS)
Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir with then British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson (now Prime Minister) in London, 16 October 2016
Percentage of Individuals in the United States without Health Insurance, 1963–2015 (Source: JAMA)
Major Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict locations
June 4, 2009 − after his speech A New Beginning at Cairo University, U.S. President Obama participates in a roundtable interview in 2009 with among others Jamal Khashoggi, Bambang Harymurti and Nahum Barnea.
Flag of Al-Qaeda, a transnational terrorist group formed by Osama bin Laden, a Saudi Arabian national of Yemeni and Syrian extraction who was stripped of his Saudi passport in 1994.
Obama with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, January 2015.
"The Saudi pilots training in Italy 1935"—a scene from 'Our Eagles', one of four video wall shows made for the Royal Saudi Air Force Museum
Obama meets with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi at the White House, October 2016.
Saudi soldiers from the First Airborne Brigade.
Meeting with UK Prime Minister David Cameron during the 2010 G20 Toronto summit
Deera Square, central Riyadh. It is a former site of public be-headings.
Obama after a trilateral meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai (left) and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari (right), White House Cabinet Room, May 2009
Saudi Arabia topography
Obama meeting with Israeli President Shimon Peres in the Oval Office, May 2009
Harrat Khaybar seen from the International Space Station. Saudi Arabia is home to more than 2000 dormant volcanoes. Lava fields in Hejaz, known locally by their Arabic name of harrat (the singular is harrah), form one of Earth's largest alkali basalt regions, covering some 180000 km2, an area greater than the state of Missouri.
President Obama meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss Syria and ISIS, September 29, 2015.
A proportional representation of Saudi Arabia exports, 2019
Obama and members of the national security team receive an update on Operation Neptune's Spear in the White House Situation Room, May 1, 2011. See also: Situation Room
Office of Saudi Aramco, the world's most valuable company and the main source of revenue for the state
Obama talks with Benjamin Netanyahu, March 2013.
The hajj is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, the holiest city for Muslims.
President Obama meeting with Cuban President Raúl Castro in Panama, April 2015
King Abdullah Financial Center is one of the largest investment centres in the Middle East, located in Riyadh
Obama meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in September 2015.
Al-Hasa is known for its palm trees and dates. Al-Hasa has over 30 million palm trees which produce over 100 thousand tons of dates every year.
Presidential approval ratings
Saudi Arabia population density (people per km2)
G8 leaders watching the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final
Laboratory buildings at KAUST
Obama with his then-new successor Donald Trump and his later successor Joe Biden, at the former's inauguration on January 20, 2017
The Al-Yamamah Private University in Riyadh
Obama playing golf with the President of Argentina Mauricio Macri, October 2017
UIS literacy rate Saudi Arabia population, 15 plus, 1990–2015
Obama and his wife Michelle at the inauguration of Joe Biden
Historical development of life expectancy in Saudi Arabia
Job growth during the presidency of Obama compared to other presidents, as measured as a cumulative percentage change from month after inauguration to end of his term
Supplicating pilgrim at Al-Masjid Al-Ḥarām (The Sacred Mosque) in Mecca. The Kaaba is the cubic building in front of the pilgrim.
First official portrait of Barack Obama as President of the United States, 2009
Non-Muslims are prohibited from entering the Islamic holy city of Mecca
Obama meets with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Ottawa, February 19, 2009.
Sarah Attar is a track and field athlete who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics as one of the first two female Olympians representing Saudi Arabia.
Obama and Donald Trump, January 20, 2017
The Masjid al-Haram is the holiest Islamic site, located in Mecca
The Mosque of the Prophet in Medina containing the tomb of Muhammad
King Abdullah practising falconry, a traditional pursuit in the country
Arabic coffee is a traditional beverage in Arabian cuisine
Uruguay – Saudi Arabia match at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia
The 3000-year-old ancient historical city of Dumat al-Jandal in Al Jawf Province
The old city of Jeddah
Jabal Sawda ({{convert|3000|m|ft|abbr=on|disp=or}}) located in the 'Asir subrange of the Sarat Mountains
Abha City, located {{convert|2270|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level in the 'Asir Region
Beach promenade in Al-Wajh
Dhi 'ain village located in Al Bahah Province
The desert of Al-Rub' Al-Khali (The Empty Quarter)
Saad Khader from left and right Mohammad Al-Ali in 1979

Bilateral relations between Saudi Arabia and the United States began in 1933 when full diplomatic relations were established and became formalized in the 1951 Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement.

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The training started during the Obama administration and continued till the first year of President Donald Trump.

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Saudi Arabia and the United States are strategic allies, and since President Barack Obama took office in 2009, the US has sold $110 billion in arms to Saudi Arabia.

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In 2016, the Obama administration proposed a series of arms deals with Saudi Arabia worth $115billion.

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Obama halted the sale of guided munition technology to Saudi Arabia after Saudi warplanes targeted a funeral in Yemen's capital Sanaa, killing more than 140 people.

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U.S. President Donald Trump with the King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Riyadh, May 2017.

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