In 2005 Prince Bandar ended 22 years as this country's ambassador to the U.S.
Prince Bandar was not only the Saudi ambassador in Washington for 22 years (
1983 to 2005) and a close friend of ... Its purpose is a) to guarantee British and 
US support for the Saudi royal family against ... Libya and other countries over 
the years, Syria and Egypt are Prince Bandar's current targets.