His Excellency Waleed A. Elkhereiji has served as Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia since July 2020. He previously served as Saudi Ambassador to Türkiye and the Netherlands, where he also represented the Kingdom to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). He held the position of Minister of Agriculture and served as Director General of the General Organization for Grain Silos and Flour Mills.
Throughout his career, he has held several senior positions in international organizations and government institutions, including serving as Saudi Arabia’s representative to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP), as well as President of the International Grains Council for the 2014–2015 term. His diplomatic activities have included engagement in regional security, multilateral cooperation and international development. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Miami, Florida.