President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel met at the White House on Feb 15. Senior administration officials said Trump chose Saudi Arabia as his first stop to show his commitment to improving US relations with the Muslim world. Trump, joining religious leaders in the Rose Garden on Thursday, said his first foreign trip would "begin with a truly historic gathering in Saudi Arabia with leaders all across the Muslim world." The trip will inject Trump into the thorny quest for Middle East peace, a prospect that has proven elusive for Trump's predecessors. Trump will be making his first overseas trip late into the start of his presidency compared to his predecessors.

Source: Bangkok Post May 04, 2017 17:48 UTC