Activities & News
Embassy Activities
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Embassy of the United Arab Emirates and Meridian International Center Host Salon Lunch and Panel Discussion on Culinary Diplomacy
Meridian Center International and the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates hosted a salon lunch discussion on culinary diplomacy. Cultural influencers and food aficionados from...
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United Arab Emirates’ $6.5 million gift will aid Hurricane Harvey relief efforts in Houston area
- Recipients include Avenue CDC, Flores Neighborhood Library, the City of Houston’s Homeless Navigation Center and The Houston Health Department -
7 January 2019 –...
Press Releases
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Ambassador Al Otaiba National Day Reception Remarks
December 2, 2016 Good evening, everyone. On behalf of all our Emirati friends and diplomats, welcome to the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates. I’m happy to see so many familiar faces here to celebrate our country’s 45 th National Day. For us, National Day is a time we celebrate. We celebrate our country, our people, and our leaders. Tonight, we are excited to highlight how – in just 45 short years – the UAE has emerged as a center of innovation. We are harnessing creative energy, talent, and vision as a force for positive change in the Middle East...
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Speech of the UAE Foreign Minister H. E. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan at the United Nations General Assembly
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK (28 September 2011) The following is the full speech of Foreign Minister H. E. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan at the United Nations General Assembly: The United Arab Emirates would like to extend its congratulations to you and to the State of Qatar for your election as President of the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly. The UAE would also like to congratulate Ban Ki-Moon, the Secretary General of the United Nations, for the renewed confidence in him and his re-election as Secretary General of this international organization for a second term,...
UAE News
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Ambassador Al Otaiba Op-Ed: Why We Invited the Pope to the Arabian Peninsula
In a commentary published by Politico, Ambassador Al Otaiba highlights Pope Francis’ historic visit to the UAE. He notes that the Pope’s visit – the...
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Ambassador Al Otaiba Statement on Secretary Pompeo Speech in Cairo
January 10, 2019
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reinforced a fundamental pillar of US foreign policy going back to FDR - America’s engagement in the Middle East...