UAE US Relations

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.

Officials from the US Treasury, Abu Dhabi and Singapore agreed to a set of guiding principles for sovereign wealth funds (SWF), reinforcing Abu Dhabi’s earlier statements that SWF investment decisions should be based solely on commercial grounds.

Dr. Hanif Hassan, UAE Minister of Education, and Margaret Spellings, US Secretary of Education, signed a memorandum of understanding on teacher and student exchanges between the two countries.

In November 2008, the US Department of State released a joint statement that read, in part, "The United States and the United Arab Emirates have an enduring partnership and share a common vision for a secure, stable, and prosperous Middle East.

In a speech on UAE's National Day, US Ambassador to the UAE Richard G.