Following his recent appointment as the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Ireland, H. E. Mr Abdulaziz Aldriss paid his first official visit to RCSI on Thursday, 8 October 2009.

He met with senior officials from RCSI including Mr Michael Horgan, CEO of RCSI; Director of Surgical Affairs; Professor David Croke, Molecular and Cellular Therapeutics; Mr Fintan Foy, Associate Director of Academic Affairs; Mr Philip Curtis, Associate Director of Student Affairs; Professor Ciaran O’Boyle, Head of the Institute of Leadership and Healthcare Management; Ms Louise Loughran, Associate Director of Communications and Events and Ms Tina Joyce, Institute of Leadership and Healthcare Management. The visit will serve to strengthen the relationship that exists between Saudi Arabia and RCSI.