One of the greatest pleasures of my work as the American ambassador to Saudi Arabia is to celebrate the many successes of the U.S.-Saudi relationship. This month, I am particularly thrilled to congratulate the approximately 8,000 Saudi King Abdullah Scholarship Program (KASP) students who will graduate from U.S. colleges and universities this year.

Pakistan's firebrand politician Altaf Hussain, who lives in London under self-exiled political asylum, recently embroiled his host, the United Kingdom, in a diplomatic embarrassment when he called for the separation of Karachi, Pakistan's largest commercial hub and only port, from the country.