Janadriyah, Outskirts of Riyadh, March 10, 2010, SPA -- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, received at his ranch here this evening the visiting U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and the accompanying delegation. The minister conveyed to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques the greetings and appreciation of President Barack Obama of the United States of America and in turn, the King extended his greetings to the U.S. President. The audience was attended by Prince Miqren bin Abdulaziz, Chief of General Intelligence; Prince Khalid bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Assistant Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General for Military Affairs; Prince Faisal bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Saud, Minister of Education; Prince Major General Khalid bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Commander of Land Forces; Prince Alwaleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz; Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Saud; Prince Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Advisor to the King; Prince Mansour bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz, Advisor to the King; Prince Dr. Bandar bin Salman bin Mohammed Al Saud, Advisor to the King; Prince Pilot Lt. Col. Turki bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz; Prince Salman bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Assistant Secretary General of National Security Council for Intelligence and Security Affairs; Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir, Saudi Ambassador to the United States, and a number of senior officials.