Embassy Activities

Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba delivered keynote remarks at the SCSP AI+ Expo in Washington, D.C., speaking to the UAE's AI strategy and the depth of the UAE-US AI partnership.

Thanks, Karan.

Writing in the Financial Times, UAE Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba explains that the UAE's exit from OPEC reflects the country's progress as a diversified, knowledge-based economy. 

"OPEC was built for oil-dependent states. The UAE hasn't been one for a long time," writes Ambassador Al Otaiba, noting that less than a quarter of UAE GDP is now tied to energy.

This war requires a conclusive outcome—one that addresses Tehran’s full range of threats.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (8 December 2025) – Twin chefs Maitha and Abdulrahman Al Hashmi, the youngest certified culinary professionals in the United Arab Emirates, brought a unique taste of Emirati culture to Washington, D.C. as special guests of the UAE Embassy’s 54^th National Day celebration.

ABU DHABI, 15th March, 2025 (WAM) – Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhali and National Security Adviser H.H. Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan will start an official visit to the United States of America next Monday.

To UAE citizens and students:

A contemporary art exhibition featuring works by female artists in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has come to Washington, D.C.

To mark the UAE’s 50^th National Day and Golden Jubilee, the UAE Embassy in Washington, DC celebrated five decades of UAE unity and 50 years of UAE-US friendship at The Reach at the Kennedy Center.

Watch the Embassy’s Golden Jubilee Celebration:

Inaugural episode features a timely discussion on COVID-19 between the CEOs of the Cleveland Clinic Dr. Tom Mihaljevic and Children’s National Hospital Dr. Kurt Newman