Editing Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud (section)

===Resignation===
On 26 June 2005, Bandar submitted his resignation as ambassador to the United States for "personal reasons".<ref>{{cite news
|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna8366298|title=Saudi envoy to U.S. offers resignation|work=[[NBC News]]|date=27 June 2005}}</ref> The official end date of his term was 8 September 2005.<ref name=resaw/> Bandar returned to Saudi Arabia weeks prior to the death of King Fahd, upon which Bandar's father, Sultan bin Abdulaziz, became the nation's crown prince. It was rumored that Bandar's return was timed in order to secure a position in the new government.<ref>{{cite news |author=Leyne |first=Jon |date=1 August 2005 |title=Tensions remain among Saudi royals |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4735505.stm |work=[[BBC News]]}}</ref>

Prince Bandar was succeeded as ambassador by Prince [[Turki bin Faisal|Turki Al Faisal]].<ref name=Kordan/> Nevertheless, even after leaving the ambassadorship, Bandar continued to maintain strong relationships within the Bush administration and to meet with high-ranking White House staff even after Prince Turki took over the post; Turki gave up the ambassador's job after only 18 months.<ref name="Hersh"/>