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Obama Administration Denies Asylum To Gay Saudi Ex-Diplomat | Ali Ahmed Asseri, a gay former Saudi diplomat who has been living in Los Angeles, “has had his political asylum application denied by the Obama administration.” Asseri, who formerly worked in the Saudi Consulate in Los Angeles, fears abuse or even execution if he is forced to return to Saudi Arabia. “This was a political decision by the Obama administration, who are afraid of upsetting the Saudis,” Asseri told Rasheed’s World.