01.04.2018 - 04:35 [ The Guardian ]

Saudi prince sells image of evolving kingdom from DC to Hollywood

The marathon sprint has already seen Bin Salman receive a warm welcome from Donald Trump at the White House. The leaked schedule – including sumac-crusted halibut with Trump and coffee at Starbucks with former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg – sheds light on the crown prince’s ambitions beyond Washington, with sights set on leaders spanning the tech titans of Silicon Valley to Hollywood’s rich and famous. As well as Trump, Bill Clinton, George W Bush and George HW Bush were all thought to be meeting with him.