The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom had unsuccessfully urged President Barack Obama to raise human rights concerns with King Abdullah on his March 2014 visit to the Kingdom especially the imprisonments of Sultan Hamid Marzooq al-Enezi, Saud Falih Awad al-Enezi, and Raif Badawi.
USAs kommission for International Religiøs Frihed forsøgte uden held at få præsiden Barack Obama til at vise sin bekymring for menneskerettighederne over for kong Abdullah på sit statsmandsbesøg i landet i april 2014, mere specifikt fængslingerne af sultan Hamid Marzooq al-Enezi, Saud Falih Awad al-Enezi samt Raif Badawi.