
Alison Dilworth
Chargé d’Affaires ad interim to Saudi Arabia
Alison Dilworth is the Chargé d’Affaires ad interim to Saudi Arabia. She is from Illinois, and joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 1997. She has served in Asuncion, Jerusalem, Cairo, Warsaw, and Abu Dhabi. She has held domestic positions in the Secretary of State’s Operations Center and in the Bureau of Consular Affairs. Alison graduated with a Bachelor’s in the School of Foreign Service from Georgetown University and a JD from American University Washington College of Law. In 2013 she graduated from the National War College with a Master’s Degree in Strategic Security Studies. Alison is married to a Foreign Service Officer and has three very loud boys, ages twenty-four, twenty-two and seventeen. She is an avid runner, and has a soccer watching problem.
Emergency Contact Information for U.S. Citizens
Emergency Contact Information for U.S. Citizens. For emergencies, please contact relevant Saudi local authorities and then inform the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate. Local first responders in Saudi Arabia can be reached at:
- Police, Fire, traffic police, Security Patrols and Emergencies: 999, 911
- Ambulance: 997
- Domestic Violence Hotline: 1919
The Embassy and Consulates General can be reached at:
- Riyadh: (966) (11) 835 4000
- Jeddah: (966) (12) 220 5000
- Dhahran: (966) (13) 330 3200
During regular business hours, the ACS units can be reached at the phone numbers listed above.In the evening and on weekends, U.S. citizens can call the nearest embassy or consulate and reach a duty officer for assistance with serious emergencies 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Please note that we can only replace lost and stolen passports during regular office hours.