Yes, I know. Today was the first I heard that he was COS Riyadh. I just assumed he was COS Jeddah. I helped starting the physical move from Jeddah to what was then the US Liaison Office Riyadh in 1982. I think Embassy Riyadh went on line in 1985 or 1986.
I was involved with getting the temporary facility to house USLO in Riyadh and worked with the architects, CRS, that built our Embassy in the DQ. Subsequently, I served five years in Riyadh at the Embassy. I was there during the entire Gulf War--Desert Shield/Storm. Brennan was in Riyadh in 1996 after I left.