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Saudi prince sells image of evolving kingdom from DC to Hollywood

A leaked itinerary shows that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is meeting presidents, media moguls and business titans on his whirlwind three-week tour of the US
Mohammed bin Salman meets Donald Trump. The US president hoped Saudi Arabia would share some of its wealth ‘in the form of the purchase of the finest military equipment in the world’. Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP

An audience with four US presidents, dinner with Rupert Murdoch, and the opportunity to pitch business ventures to American moguls such as Oprah Winfrey and Tim Cook.

These are but some of the high-profile meetings on a leaked itinerary of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s whirlwind three-week, seven-city trip to the US, as the heir to the Saudi throne endeavors to sell an image of an evolving regime in an effort to pique interest in political and economic investment in Riyadh.

A lunch menu for Donald Trump’s working lunch with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia in the Oval Office at the White House on 20 March.
A lunch menu for Donald Trump’s working lunch with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia in the Oval Office at the White House on 20 March. Photograph: UPI / Barcroft Images

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