H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, has met the US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent during his visit to Washington, where he is participating in the inaugural Board of Peace meeting.

The two sides reviewed the strategic partnership between the United Arab Emirates and the United States across various sectors, ahead of the first anniversary of the UAE’s $1.4 trillion investment commitment in the United States over the next decade.

Miami, FL – February 10, 2026 – The UAE Healthy Kidney 5K returned to Miami on January 31, drawing a record 1,100 runners and raising over $60,000 to support the National Kidney Foundation of Florida (NKFF). The UAE Embassy in Washington, D.C. and NKFF have partnered together to promote kidney health, focusing on early detection and funding life-saving programs and research.

• Framework aims to accelerate secure supply of critical minerals and rare earths essential to defence, advanced technologies, and industrial resilience in both countries
• Commits both parties to mobilise public and private investment across mining, processing, and recycling value chains, as well as measures to streamline permitting, strengthen market resilience, and protect supply chains from non-market practices
• Ministry of Investment reaffirms the UAE’s commitment to forwa

“By joining Pax Silica, the UAE is reinforcing a core principle we share with the United States: that the future of artificial intelligence must be grounded in trust and resilient global partnerships. But Pax Silica is about more than AI alone — it is also about economic prosperity, critical minerals and the infrastructure that powers the digital age.