30/12/2008. The Cabinet approved an agreement on scientific and technical cooperation between the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the government of the United States of America signed in Riyadh on 02/12/2008. The Cabinet approved a memorandum of understanding for cooperation between the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Ministry of Business and Trade of Qatar signed in Riyadh on 16/12/2008. The Cabinet approved the appointment of Othman bin Abdullah bin Abdulmohsen Al-Thabit as Education Adviser at the Ministry of Higher Education; Nasser bin Ayedh bin Mutlaq Al-Jeaid as Minister Plenipotentiary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Sameer bin Mahmoud bin Madani Akkad as Minister Plenipotentiary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Talal bin Mohammed bin Sabri Abdulsalam as Minister Plenipotentiary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and Faisal bin Hamed bin Ahmed Mualla as Minister Plenipotentiary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.