Washington Life - October 2015 02 | Page 40

POLLYWOOD Jeffrey Immelt, Chairman/CEO, General Electric (Photo by Bryan Blanken/Freed Photography) His Majesty King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud (Photo by Bryan Blanken/Freed Photography) Marillyn Hewson, Chairman/CEO, Lockheed Martin (Photo by Bryan Blanken/Freed Photography) WL EXCLUSIVE DINNERS HONORING THE KING OF SAUDI ARABIA The Ritz Carlton, Washington and Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium | PHOTOSBYJAYSNAP FITFORAKING: The U.S.-Saudi Arabian Business Council and Saudi Aramco hosted dinners in honor of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, during his first visit to Washington. At the Business Council’s event, King Salman was flanked onstage by 60 leaders of American and Saudi-based businesses plus Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, who was seated to His Majesty’s right. G.E. Chairman Jeffrey Immelt, Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson and Marriott Hotels Chairman Arne Sorenson paid homage as well. The second dinner, hosted by Saudi Aramco, featured a forum moderated by Middle East Institute President Wendy Chamberlain with former Saudi Aramco Chairman Frank Jungers, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir, Oil Minister Ali bin Ibrahim Al-Naimi and Saudi Aramco Chairman Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Falih. Khalid A. Al-Falih, Saudi Health Minister, and Chairman of Saudi Aramco VIEWALLTHEPHOTOSATWWWWASHINGTONLIFECOM Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir, Saudi Foreign Minister, and Sherry Cooper Wendy Chamberlain, President of the Middle East Institute, and Khalid A. Al-Falih 40 Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz bin Abdullah AlAssaf, Saudi Finance Minister Ali Al-Baluchi, Tania Molsberry and Gordon Golding Hall Delano Roosevelt Abdallah S. Jum’ah, Chairman of the Saudi Arabian Investment Bank and Frank Jungers, former Chairman/CEO, Saudi Aramco WA S H I N G T O N L I F E | O C T O B E R      | washingtonlife.com