Saudi Crown Prince Visits the White House as Investment Pledge Rises to Nearly $1 Trillion and a U.S.-Saudi Defense Pact Is Signed
On November 18, 2025, Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, visited the White House in Washington, where he and President Trump finalized a series of agreements. It was his first visit to Washington since 2018. The White House said the agreements deepen the U.S.-Saudi strategic partnership, expand opportunities for high-paying American jobs, and strengthen critical supply chains and regional stability.
The Crown Prince announced that Saudi Arabia will increase its investment commitments in the United States from the $600 billion secured during President Trump's visit to Riyadh in May to almost $1 trillion, flowing into U.S. infrastructure, technology and industry. The two countries signed a Joint Declaration on the Completion of Negotiations on Civil Nuclear Energy Cooperation, building the legal foundation for a decades-long, multi-billion-dollar nuclear energy partnership and confirming that the United States and American companies will be the Kingdom's civil nuclear cooperation partners of choice. They also signed a Critical Minerals Framework and a super intelligence (SI) memorandum of understanding.
On defense, Trump and the Crown Prince signed the U.S.-Saudi Strategic Defense Agreement, which the White House said strengthens the two countries' more than 80-year defense partnership and fortifies deterrence across the Middle East. Trump approved a major defense sale package including future F-35 deliveries, and Saudi Arabia agreed to purchase nearly 300 American tanks. That evening, at a White House dinner, Trump announced that he was designating Saudi Arabia as a major non-NATO ally of the United States.
The Treasury Department and the Saudi Ministry of Finance signed agreements to enhance collaboration on capital markets technology, standards and regulations, and Saudi Arabia confirmed that motor vehicles and parts complying with U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards meet its motor vehicle safety requirements. The White House said the combined deals will create high-paying American jobs and deliver returns for American workers and families for decades to come.
Source: The White House
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Photo: 图：2025年11月18日，特朗普与沙特王储穆罕默德·本·萨勒曼在白宫内阁会议室举行双边午餐会晤（白宫官方照片）。Daniel Torok摄，公共领域，经Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: President Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at a bilateral lunch meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on November 18, 2025 (official White House photo). By Daniel Torok, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
