Overview
- A White House official confirmed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will meet President Donald Trump on Nov. 18.
- A U.S.-Saudi investment summit is expected in Washington on Nov. 19 at the Kennedy Center, according to an invitation cited by CBS News.
- The event is described as co-hosted by Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Investment and the U.S.-Saudi Business Council, based on the invitation.
- Planning sources say the summit sits on the sidelines of the visit, is not yet public, and currently does not include Trump or the crown prince on the program, though a drop-in is possible.
- The visit coincides with U.S. efforts to advance Saudi-Israel normalization and ongoing discussions about a potential U.S.-Saudi defense agreement, which remain unsettled.