Her Royal Highness Princess Reema Bandar Al-Saud was appointed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the USA on February 23, 2019, by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud. She is the first woman in the country’s history to serve in the role of Ambassador.

HRH has dedicated her career to the advancement of women in both the public and private sector. In 2016, Princess Reema left the private sector to begin a career of public service as VP of Women’s Affairs at the Saudi General Sports Authority. She focused on developing policies and programs that benefited women and children throughout Saudi Arabia. In 2018, she was appointed President of the Mass Participation Federation, making her the first woman to lead a multi-sports federation in the Kingdom, a role that HRH occupied until her appointment as Ambassador.

HRH is the President of the Women’s Committee and a member of the Board of Directors for the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee. HRH serves as the Honorary President of the Saudi Special Olympics and is a board member for the Sports for All Federation in the Kingdom. HRH is a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and serves on several commissions. HRH currently serves as the Head of the Executive Committee for the Fashion Commission at the Ministry of Culture. She is a Board Member for Panthera’s Conservation Council and the Future Investment Initiative (FII). Most recently, HRH founded WAVE, an initiative powered by FII focused on ocean regeneration within a human generation.