UNITED NATIONS — Jordan is considering seeking the nonpermanent United Nations Security Council seat that Saudi Arabia rejected last month in a pique of anger at the United States, diplomats said Thursday.

The diplomats, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Jordan’s United Nations ambassador, Prince Zeid al-Hussein, was en route to Amman on Thursday night to confer with the country’s top officials about possibly replacing Saudi Arabia on the 15-member Council — the most powerful and prestigious body in the United Nations.

“There are internal discussions taking place” among Arab states about who might replace the Saudis, one diplomat said.

The Saudis have yet to officially notify Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in writing that they have declined membership.