A first in Saudi Arabia: Wafa bint Abdullah Al-Marzouki appointed Consul General in Houston
Wafa bint Abdullah Al-Marzouki has been appointed to the post in Houston, USA, as Saudi Arabia's first female consul general.
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A notable first has taken place in the field of diplomacy in Saudi Arabia. Wafa bint Abdullah Al-Marzouki has been appointed as the country's first female consul general to the consulate in Houston, USA.
According to reports in the national press, Al-Marzouki took the oath of office in the presence of Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan following the appointment decision.
With Al-Marzouki's appointment to the Houston Consulate General, a woman has assumed a diplomatic representative role with the title of "consul general" for the first time in Saudi Arabia.