During the Arab Health 2013 conference in Dubai, Ambassaodr Corbin outlined the important and increasing trade relationship between UAE and the United States, highlighting an approximate increase in US-UAE trade of 40% in 2012, totalling up to about $22 Billion.
UAE US Relations
Support for education, healthcare and childhood development is deepening cultural understanding of the UAE in the US and building lasting relationships.
US-UAE Business Council President describes how the UAE serves as a model for stability and economic growth.
Senior US and UAE officials are meeting for the second UAE-US Economic Policy Dialogue in Washington DC this week. The EPD is a bi-annual meeting designed to increase trade and collaboratively strengthen the bilateral economic relationship.
The United Arab Emirates and United States have a deep relationship that is anchored in robust bilateral trade and investment, and shared economic interests.
For the first six months of 2012, trade between the United Arab Emirates and United States totals over $12 billion, growing by over 50 percent compared to the first six months of 2011.
Since 2010, the UAE Embassy has supported a nationwide community soccer field program that partners with local organizations, such as professional sports teams, public school systems or nonprofit youth organizations, to provide quality playing fields in underserved communities around the US.
Senator Rubio also thanks the UAE for its generous donation of a soccer field to a South Florida Boys and Girls Club
UAE-US trade totaled over $18 billion in 2011, creating new jobs and opportunities for both Emiratis and Americans