UAE US Relations

Events tied to Etihad Airways new “capital to capital” nonstop flight between Washington, DC and Abu Dhabi underscore a close and deepening relationship between the UAE and US.

The UAE and US are working together to promote peace and security in the Gulf, counter extremism and deter threats to regional instability. Exponential growth in bilateral trade and economic cooperation, and new partnerships are deepening this important bilateral relationship. 

This new, state-of-the art soccer pitch is part of the UAE Embassy and Man City’s City Soccer in the Community partnership that has provided new fields and after school soccer coaching to communities in Miami, New York, Ch

Assistant Secretary of State Jose Fernandez along with other senior American officials have arrived in the UAE as part of the Economic Policy Dialogue. The EPD serves as a platform to develop new initiatives that will strengthen the economic, trade and commercial relationship between the two countries.

During a speaking engagement at CSIS, General Dempsey declared the UAE to be among America’s “most credible and capable allies, especially in the Gulf region.”

His Highness General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces met with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry during his first overseas trip at the Emirates Palace hotel in Abu Dhabi, discussed continued close coordination on issues of mutual interest.

The UAE is helping US communities, from Joplin, Missouri to New York City, recover from disasters and develop innovative new youth sports programs

UAE remains America’s biggest trade market in the Middle East with US exports growing by over 40 percent from 2011.