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Saudi Ambassador to the US Prince Khalid Bin Salman Visits CENTCOM in Florida

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Saudi Ambassador to the United States Prince Khalid bin Salman visited the US Central Command (CENTCOM) headquarters in Tampa, Florida this week to meet with top U.S. military officials and Saudi officers stationed at the facility, Arab News reports.

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