Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Defense, arrived in Washington on Tuesday at the start of an official visit to the United States at the invitation of Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. On arrival at Andrews Air Force Base Airport in the US state of Maryland, Prince Salman was received by U.S. Assistant Defense Secretary for International Security Affairs Joseph McMillan and U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia James Smith and a number of senior US military officials. He was also received by Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Assistant Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources for Petroleum Affairs; Prince Sultan bin Saad bin Khalid; Prince Saud bin Nasser Al-Farhan; Prince Mohammad bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz; Prince Saud bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz; Prince Abdulaziz bin Talal bin Abdulaziz, a number of other princes and senior officials. Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz is accompanied by a number of princes, and senior officials. --More