Fatimah Baeshen

Fatimah Baeshen
فاطمة باعشن
Spokeswoman for the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington, D.C.
Assumed office
26 September 2017
Personal details
Born Fatimah Salem Baeshen
Education

Fatimah Salem A. Baeshen[1] is a Saudi former civil servant and consultant who currently serves as a spokeswoman for the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington, D.C. Baeshen is the first woman to hold a spokesperson position in the Saudi Arabian government.[2][3][4][5][6]

Early life and education

Baeshen was born in Saudi Arabia and raised in the United States.[7][8] She grew up in Oxford, Mississippi.[9] She received a Bachelor of Arts in sociology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a master's degree in Middle Eastern studies (focusing on Islamic finance) from the University of Chicago.[10]

Career

Prior to her appointment to the Saudi Embassy, Baeshen was a director of the Arabia Foundation, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank founded in 2017.[11] She has also been an economic consultant to the World Bank, Islamic Development Bank, and Emirates Foundation.[12]

She has also contributed columns to Arab News and Time.[13]

References

  1. ↑ LinkedIn profile showing full name, including A.
  2. ↑ "A Saudi Arabian first: Spokeswoman at Kingdom's US Embassy". Arab News. Associated Press. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  3. ↑ Adeseun, Anuoluwapo. "Saudi Arabia Appoints First Spokeswoman, Fatimah Baeshen". Nigerian Monitor. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "فاطمة باعشن أول متحدثة باسم السفارة السعودية في واشنطن". SABQ (in Arabic). 27 September 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  5. ↑ إسراء محمد علي. "معلومات عن فاطمة باعشن أول متحدثة باسم سفارة سعودية". Al-Masry Al-Youm (in Arabic). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  6. ↑ Shantyaei, Sanam (30 October 2017). "'Sky's the limit' for Saudi women, kingdom's first female spokesperson says". France 24. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  7. ↑ Osman, Ariane (11 October 2017). "Meet Fatima Baeshen: Saudi Arabia's First Female Spokesperson". About Her. Saudi Research and Publishing Company. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  8. ↑ Lederman, Josh (19 October 2017). "Saudi Arabian spokeswoman in US shatters kingdom's glass ceiling". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  9. ↑ "This U. of C. Grad Speaks For Saudi Arabia In U.S., First Female in Post". DNAinfo Chicago. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  10. ↑ "First spokeswoman appointed at Saudi embassy in Washington". Al Arabiya. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  11. ↑ "First spokeswoman appointed at Saudi embassy in Washington". Saudi Gazette. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  12. ↑ Toumi, Habib (27 September 2017). "Saudi Arabia appoints first spokeswoman". Gulf News. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  13. ↑ Trad, Sarah (27 September 2017). "Saudi Arabia appoints Fatimah Baeshen as kingdom's first spokeswoman". StepFeed. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
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