[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 41, Number 31 (Monday, August 8, 2005)]
[Page 1240]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Statement Congratulating King Abdallah bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud of Saudi 
Arabia

August 1, 2005

    On behalf of the United States, I congratulate my friend King 
Abdallah bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud on assuming the Saudi throne and the 
position of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques. We wish Saudi Arabia 
peace and prosperity under his leadership. I have spoken today to the 
new King, and the United States looks forward to continuing the close 
partnership between our two countries.