Saudi Cultural Attaché Office at the Saudi Embassy in the United States of America held here last night, a graduation ceremony of the 5th batch of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Program for Foreign Scholarships in the State of Maryland in the presence of about 6000 graduates from universities in the United States of America for this year. Addressing the ceremony, Saudi Ambassador to the United States of America Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir congratulated the graduates who came to the United States of America to pursue their academic studies to serve their country. In his speech, Saudi Cultural Attaché in the United States of America, Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa said that King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Program for Foreign Scholarships began with 5,000 students and now it includes more than 76,000 students in the United States of America, noting that the number of graduates for this year amounted to about 6,000 students including 23% of females. The ceremony was attended by Saudi Deputy Minister of Education for Girls Education Nora bint Abdullah Al-Fayez.
