He had left Yemen and was living in Saudi Arabia, which he does not accuse of persecution. His brother, with whom he stayed in Saudi Arabia, had been granted permanent residence in that nation. He could have asked for a U.S. visa as a refugee but did not. Alsagladi, unlike Pula, has never claimed ignorance of that option; he is too well educated and aware of legal niceties to make such an argument credibly. Yet instead of telling the consular staff honestly that he wanted to enter the United States as a refugee—a claim that could have been examined by officials who had access to contacts in Yemen that could have verified or refuted his story—Alsagladi swore falsely about the purpose of his visit and his intentions afterCNBC TV anchor during a discussion on the lack of gay business people in the US.



Cook becomes the only openly gay chief executive among the top 1,000 companies in the US, according to the New York Times.



Britain’s most high profile openly gay executive is Christopher Bailey, the boss of Burberry, who is married to actor Simon Woods.



Other openly gay business executives include the NBC chairman, Robert Greenblatt, the UK chief executive of HSBC Bank, Antonio Simoes, and hedge fund manager, Peter Thiel.



Lord Browne, who resigned as BP chief executive in 2007 after lying in court in an attempt to prevent publication of ­stories about his sexuality and private life, said Cook’s coming out would “accelerate change in the corporate world”.

“I hope that Tim Cook has set an example