President Donald Trump isn’t the only American leader visiting the Middle East this week.
The president was joined on Tuesday at the US-Saudi Investment Forum by top Wall Street and Silicon Valley executives, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.
In the first bilateral overseas trip of his second term, the president visited the Saudi capital of Riyadh on Tuesday, where he met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and spoke at the forum.
In addition to Saudi Arabia, the president is also scheduled to visit Qatar and the United Arab Emirates in the hope of securing major new deals with the oil-rich Persian Gulf countries.
The White House announced on Tuesday that it had secured a commitment from Saudi Arabia to invest $600 billion in the US, a pledge the crown prince first suggested in January.
Here’s what the events of the day looked like, from Trump’s lavish welcome to the gathering of top CEOs.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman greeted Trump on a lavender carpet after Air Force One touched down
While Trump met with the crown prince at Riyadh’s Royal Court, Saudi men armed with gold swords waited nearby
The official state arrival ceremony at Riyadh’s Royal Court featured another lavender carpet as the honor guard stood by
Flanked by US officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Trump chatted with the crown prince before a coffee ceremony at the Royal Court
Trump advisor Elon Musk also attended the coffee ceremony with Trump in Riyadh’s Royal Court
Trump and the crown prince look at exhibits in Riyadh’s ornate conference center during the US-Saudi Investment Forum
Trump spoke to a large crowd, including top US business leaders, inside a palatial room during the investment forum
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced during the investment forum that his company will provide Saudi AI firm Humain with thousands of its most advanced chips to power the kingdom’s AI factories
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attended the investment forum and a VIP lunch, but did not speak at the event
Elon Musk spoke with the governor of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund during a visit to the old district of Diriyah outside Riyadh
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gave Trump a tour of Diriyah, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the ancestral home of the al Salman royal family, before the evening’s state dinner
