WASHINGTON, 20th April 2015 - His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, met with US President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden at the White House today to discuss a range of bilateral and regional issues.
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His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, will meet with US President Barack Obama next Monday, April 20th, at the White House to discuss regional security and bilateral issues.
At the White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism, US President Barack Obama announced a new bilateral initiative to counter extremist messaging.
In Politico, UAE Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba says the key to long-term success in eradicating violent extremism happens off the battlefield by cutting the flow of funds to terrorist organizations, enforcing stricter sanctions and discrediting extremists' radical ideology by speaking out
In October 2014, the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and the Government of the United Arab Emirates launched the Emirates Leadership Initiative (ELI), an innovative new education program. The five-year program promotes educational exchanges between the UAE and US and will help train and empower emerging leaders and public officials across the UAE and the Middle East.
Harvard Kennedy School graduate students and fellows from the new Emirates Leadership Initiative visited the UAE on an environment-focused study tour to learn more about the UAE’s stewardship and role as a leader on energy and environment issues.
In an interview with Bloomberg, UAE Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba discussed a number of regional and global strategic issues.
Just as children around the United States are familiar with Children’s Hospital’s “Dr. Bear” logo, children in the UAE also have gotten to know the bear and the excellent pediatric care it represents.
Following HH Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s visit in late June 2008, HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister and Vice President of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, was also greeted by US President George W. Bush at the Presidential retreat of Camp David.
On July 28, 2008, H.E. Yousef Al Otaiba presented his credentials to President George W. Bush as the new United Arab Emirates Ambassador to the United States.