This was an extraordinary opportunity for us to participate in. We were allowed to ask the Council about how laws are made, and about how women are represented. Notice the sign I am holding: it is my name written in Arabic for the roundtable discussion. I got to stand behind the podium where the King makes his yearly speech (sort-of like our State of the Union Address). We were received where all visiting dignataries and Presidents are received. Notice there are no pictures of the U.S. Embassy (inside or out). This is the only place in the Kingdom where we weren't allowed to take pictures!!! Ali asked us why our own country place would not allow pictures. Good question, because I don't know and they didn't tell.
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