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I retired from the Federal Government (DOD) civilian. I always worked in Foreign Military Sales and had the Saudi Arabia program for almost 20 years. I was fortunate to travel to Riyadh once and it was an experience of a lifetime. I mostly dealt with US officers or contractors, but at meetings in the USA I met numerous Saudis during my career and became close to several. Everything Red is saying is right on target. I must admit though I always found it amazing the civilians I met who worked in Saudi, Egypt, Kuwait, etc, for numerous years. Yes, the money would have been great, but I could never leave the USA for such a long period of time.