US to send top delegation to Saudi business event
Prime Ministers of India, Pakistan to also attend economic event
Washington - Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and presidential adviser Jared Kushner will lead an American delegation to Saudi Arabia’s annual financial conference, US media reported Tuesday, after the event was boycotted by some last year in the wake of the Jamal Khashoggi affair.
The United States will send a top-level delegation to this year’s edition led by Mnuchin, the New York Times reported, citing the Treasury Department.
Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, and Brian H. Hook, the State Department’s special envoy overseeing Iran policy, will also attend, the paper said, citing unnamed sources.
Global firms including Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup are also planning to send top executives to this year’s event, the Washington Post reported earlier.
The leaders of India and Pakistan, Narendra Modi and Imran Khan, will also attend, according to local press reports in their countries this week.
The conference, which begins next week, is aimed at drawing foreign investors to help Riyadh diversify its economy.