1945 USS Quincy meeting between Franklin D. Roosevelt and King Abdulaziz

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The 1945 USS Quincy meeting between Franklin D. Roosevelt and King Abdulaziz was a landmark World War II–era summit that laid the foundations for the modern strategic partnership between the United States and Saudi Arabia, particularly around security and oil.

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instanceOf bilateral meeting ⓘ
diplomatic summit ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
after Yalta Conference ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Quincy Agreement ⓘ
Roosevelt–Ibn Saud meeting ⓘ
attendedBy Saudi royal entourage ⓘ
U.S. military and diplomatic aides ⓘ
context emergence of U.S. as a global superpower ⓘ
endgame of World War II ⓘ
country Egypt ⓘ
date 1945-02-14 ⓘ
documentedIn Saudi historical accounts ⓘ
U.S. diplomatic records ⓘ
followedBy Roosevelt’s return to the United States and death in April 1945 ⓘ
hasLanguage Arabic ⓘ
English ⓘ
hasParticipant Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ
King Abdulaziz ibn Saud ⓘ
linked to: Ibn Saud

Saudi Arabia ⓘ
United States ⓘ
hostVessel USS Quincy (CA-71) ⓘ
legacy central role of oil in U.S.–Saudi relations ⓘ
long-term U.S. security guarantees to Saudi Arabia ⓘ
location Great Bitter Lake ⓘ
Suez Canal ⓘ
USS Quincy (CA-71) ⓘ
partOf Franklin D. Roosevelt’s final foreign trip ⓘ
precededBy Roosevelt’s meetings with Allied leaders at Yalta ⓘ
relatedTo ARAMCO (Arabian American Oil Company) ⓘ
U.S. military presence in Saudi Arabia ⓘ
U.S.–Saudi alliance ⓘ
result informal understanding on Saudi oil access for the United States ⓘ
informal understanding on U.S. security support for Saudi Arabia ⓘ
strengthened personal relationship between Roosevelt and Abdulaziz ⓘ
significance foundation of modern U.S.–Saudi strategic partnership ⓘ
milestone in U.S. involvement in the Middle East ⓘ
symbolism exchange of assurances on mutual interests ⓘ
personal diplomacy between heads of state ⓘ
timePeriod World War II ⓘ
topic Palestine question ⓘ
defense arrangements ⓘ
oil supply ⓘ
postwar regional order ⓘ
security cooperation ⓘ

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