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Article: Tense times for Kuwait's man in Washington: with bombs falling in Kuwait's backyard, Salem Abdullah Al Jaber Al Sabah the country's ambassador to Washingon--nervously follows CNN television news, worried about the effect this latest conflict will have on his country. (Kuwait).
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- The Middle East
- Article date:
- May 1, 2003
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"I'm glued to the phone, much more than the TV, calling officials and friends back home, getting first-hand information. My chief concern is for Kuwaiti citizens who are here in the US," Salem Al Sabah explained. "We've established hotlines and networks to be able to inform them of every single development. They are my first priority."
Al Sabah, who looks much younger than his 45 years, is a member of the Al Sabah dynasty that has ruled Kuwait since 1759. Before taking up his post in the US in August 2001, he was Kuwait's ambassador to South Korea. He also served from 1991 to 1998 at various positions within Kuwait's mission to the United Nations in New York, and ...