Saudi Arabia has announced that Princess Rima bint Bandar al-Saud will become its next ambassador to the US - the first woman ever to take on an envoy role for the kingdom, BBC reports.
Her appointment was made public in a royal decree on Saturday.
Princess Rima spent part of her childhood living in Washington DC.
Princess Rima will take over the role from the crown prince's younger brother, Prince Khalid bin Salman, who has been appointed as the country's deputy defence minister.
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