On February 18, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke by phone with Crown Prince and Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Salman to "reaffirm the strategic defense partnership between the United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia," the Pentagon said in a readout of the call.
![Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Vice President Kamala D. Harris, National Security Advisor to the President Jake Sullivan, and National Security Advisor to the Vice President Nancy McEldowney at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on February 4, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain]](https://www.sustg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/50908506878_5ae33ca704_k-900x600.jpg)
