Secretary-General of National Security Council
Bandar bin Sultan was appointed Secretary-General of the National Security Council by King Abdullah on 16 October 2005. His term was extended for four years on 3 September 2009.
Bandar secretly met with U.S. officials in 2006 after resigning as ambassador. In other words, in his new post, he is reported to continue to meet privately with them, for instance, senior White House officials made several visits to Saudi Arabia, some of them not disclosed.
On 25 January 2007, Saudi Arabia sent Bandar to Iran for discussions on the crisis in Lebanon and the Kingdom even held talks with Hizballah leaders it had invited for the annual pilgrimage to Mecca.
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