King Abdullah with Saudi students in the US

It looks like King Abdullah bin AbdulAziz, King of Saudi Arabia, is/was in the US during these days for the Financial Markets and the World Economy Summit. During his visit to the US, a meeting with the Saudi students in the United States was arranged with the King. The president of the Saudi Students Association in my university attended the meeting and represented all the Saudi students in my university since not all of them were able to go.

I think this is really cool. It's a great feeling to have such a caring country that does not only send you abroad to complete your higher education on its expenses, but also to arrange such meetings with the King of the country when he visits the country you are studying at to have a discussion with the King and let him see how your situation is and what you need abroad. How nicer can it get? I admire Saudi Arabia for sending tremendous of students to the US, Canada, UK, Australia and other countries to complete their higher education. Saudis make the largest Arab students in the US, and I think the case is the same in other countries like Canada and the UK. I know for a fact that each year at least 1,700 Saudi nationals are sent to the US to complete their higher education, and I think there is actually an agreement between King Abdullah and President George W. Bush for this. Let alone the number of students sent every year to Canada, UK and other countries. I really admire that.