Breaking The Norms This Week: A Woman Was Appointed Spokeswoman For The Saudi Embassy In Washington DC
There’s no stopping the Kingdom from progressing, as they have now appointed, Fatima Baeshen, as the first spokeswoman for Saudi’s Embassy in Washington DC.
First, allowing women into stadiums, then lifting the women drive ban and now this.
What a great week for Saudi, indeed.
Fatime S Baeshen was a director of the Think Arabia Foundation
The Saudi local also has interests and areas of focus in the labour market, women’s economic empowerment and the private sector development. Apart from this, Gulf News reported that she also earned a master’s degree on Islamic finance from the University of Chicago.
Proud to serve the @SaudiEmbassyUSA as the spokeswoman. I’m grateful for the opportunity, the support, and well wishes #KSA
— Fatimah S Baeshen (@FatimahSBaeshen) September 26, 2017
She announced her new role on Twitter and says she is grateful for the opportunity
Baeshen expressed her joy over the new laws on allowing women to drive and we could not agree more.
Pivotal moment in Saudi history: women granted the right to drive. #Progress #Vision2030
— Fatimah S Baeshen (@FatimahSBaeshen) September 26, 2017
