“What could we do with Utah? We have a very similar footprint, as a nation that is desert-based. Utah has a very similar topography. Your natural resources match ours but your need to develop also matches ours. In that need to develop, we’re talking now to companies that do manufacturing and asking if they’d be interested in coming and partnering with the kingdom and setting up manufacturing. We’re talking about new forms of energy and new technology. We know that Utah has a thriving entrepreneurial environment and you are very welcoming to entrepreneurs. And we want to be, too.” 

-Reema bint Bandar Al Saud, Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United States,  commenting on her second visit to Utah since becoming ambassador. [Deseret News]