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UAE Embassy National Day Celebration Highlights a Legacy of Inclusion and Unity

UAE Ambassador to the United States Yousef Al Otaiba Honors the UAE’s Longstanding Tradition of Tolerance, Inclusion, and Peaceful Coexistence

Washington, DC (4 December...

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UAE Minister of State Discusses Cultural Diplomacy in Washington, DC

WASHINGTON, August 22, 2019 – United Arab Emirates Minister of State Zaki Nusseibeh visited Washington, DC this week to lead and participate in a number of...

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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,...

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