Ministry of Higher Education has delegated Dr. Fatimah Abdullah Al-Saleem, a Saudi academician, to work as a first woman in the cultural attaché in the Saudi Embassy in Canada. Dr. Al-Saleem has joined the embassy after getting a royal approval on her appointment. She said her appointment is a proof that Saudi women are second to none in taking up sensitive responsibilities for the country. Before her assignment here, she had taught at King Saud University (KSU) for 28 years. She has a bachelor's degree with honors in sociology and a master's degree from the same university. She got her Ph.D from the American University in Washington D.C.
